What does vigilance mean?
Vigilance means Alert watchfulness..
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/ˈvɪd͡ʒɪlɪns/ · noun
Alert watchfulness..
To-night she took her accustomed place; for, during the night, no vigilance could satisfy her but her own: any eye but hers might close in momentary forgetfulness.
I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed. And thus we came by a circuitous route to Mohair, the judge occupied by his own guilty thoughts, and I by others not less disturbing.
But you must remember, my fellow-citizens, that eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty, and that you must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.
Use vigilance when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Vigilance means Alert watchfulness..
Common synonyms include alertness, watchfulness, weather eye.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
To-night she took her accustomed place; for, during the night, no vigilance could satisfy her but her own: any eye but hers might close in momentary forgetfulness.
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