vigilance

noun

vig·​i·​lance ˈvi-jə-lən(t)s How to pronounce vigilance (audio)
: the quality or state of being vigilant

Examples of vigilance in a Sentence

eternal vigilance is the price of freedom
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Incorporating training modules that examine external communication platforms and multi-channel tactics can help expand employee vigilance. Mike Britton, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025 If a page is getting a lot of eyeballs, like cryptocurrency, for example, that's a page that people are going to be monitoring with some vigilance. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025 That means retrofitting roofs and siding, adding sprinkler systems, clearing vegetation and undertaking a host of other measures that cost money and require constant vigilance. Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025 The vigilance paid off when, in April 2023, a team at the university and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, noted a steady, months-long increase in low-energy X-rays. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for vigilance 

Word History

First Known Use

1533, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of vigilance was in 1533

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Cite this Entry

“Vigilance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vigilance. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

vigilance

noun
vig·​i·​lance ˈvij-ə-lən(t)s How to pronounce vigilance (audio)
: the quality or state of being vigilant

Medical Definition

vigilance

noun
vig·​i·​lance ˈvij-ə-lən(t)s How to pronounce vigilance (audio)
: the quality or state of being wakeful and alert : degree of wakefulness or responsiveness to stimuli
vigilant adjective

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