vigilance C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˈvɪd͡ʒɪlɪns/ See IPA manual Freq #22976 Meanings 1 noun vigilant attentiveness We need your vigilance on the post tonight to make sure that the enemy does not surprise us. Thesaurus Synonyms circumspectionwakefulnessalertnessattentivenessheedfulnesswariness Word family Derived forms addictovigilancebiovigilancehaemovigilancehemovigilancehypervigilanceinvigilancepharmacovigilancetoxicovigilance Related forms vigilantdiligence Common collocations vigilance committee Noun + noun Etymology Borrowed from Middle French vigilance, from Latin vigilantia. vigilance Middle French vigilantia Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # vigilance **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈvɪd͡ʒɪlɪns/ **Frequency rank:** 22976 ## Meanings 1. vigilant attentiveness ## Examples - We need your vigilance on the post tonight to make sure that the enemy does not surprise us. ## Synonyms - circumspection - wakefulness - alertness - attentiveness - heedfulness - wariness ## Derived Forms - addictovigilance - biovigilance - haemovigilance - hemovigilance - hypervigilance - invigilance - pharmacovigilance - toxicovigilance ## Related Forms - vigilant - diligence ## Roots and Affixes - Root: vigilance - Root: vigilantia ## Etymology Borrowed from Middle French vigilance, from Latin vigilantia. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas markdown