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Vigilance Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ance

Vigilance has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the process of paying close and continuous attention

"wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter"

"vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue"

2

vigilant attentiveness

"he keeps a weather eye open for trouble"

3

Alert watchfulness.

"The security guard maintained constant vigilance over the empty parking lot throughout the night."

Example Sentences
"wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter" noun
"vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue" noun
"he keeps a weather eye open for trouble" noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
attention attentiveness
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
jealousy
Rhyming Words
nce ance ince unce ence once vince sence ponce nance munce vance dunce hence bonce ounce nonce gance dance vonce
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