'Vigilance' definitions:
Definition of 'vigilance'
(from WordNet)
noun
The process of paying close and continuous attention; "wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter"; "vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue" [syn: watchfulness, wakefulness, vigilance, alertness]
noun
Vigilant attentiveness; "he keeps a weather eye open for trouble" [syn: watchfulness, vigilance, weather eye]
Definition of 'Vigilance'
From: GCIDE
- Vigilance \Vig"i*lance\, n. [L. vigilantia: cf. F. vigilance.]
- 1. The quality or state of being vigilant; forbearance of sleep; wakefulness. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Watchfulness in respect of danger; care; caution; circumspection. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
- And flaming ministers to watch and tend Their earthly charge; of these the vigilance I dread. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Guard; watch. [Obs.] "In at this gate none pass the vigilance here placed." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Vigilance committee, a volunteer committee of citizens for the oversight and protection of any interest, esp. one organized for the summary suppression and punishment of crime, as when the processes of law appear inadequate. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'vigilance'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alertness,
- attentiveness,
- caution,
- circumspection,
- custodianship,
- custody,
- eagle eye,
- guard,
- guardedness,
- guardianship,
- invigilation,
- lookout,
- monitoring,
- observance,
- peeled eye,
- proctoring,
- prudence,
- qui vive,
- sharp eye,
- stewardship,
- surveillance,
- tout,
- vigil,
- wariness,
- watch,
- watch and ward,
- watchful eye,
- watchfulness,
- watching,
- weather eye