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[ UK /vˈɪd‍ʒɪləns/ ]
[ US /ˈvɪdʒəɫəns/ ]
NOUN
  1. the process of paying close and continuous attention
    vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue
    wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter
  2. vigilant attentiveness
    he keeps a weather eye open for trouble

How To Use vigilance In A Sentence

  • For the rest of us, it has been six months of adjustment to a new family situation, tough occasionally but generally an improvement: far fewer messes to clear up, no constant vigilance on the bathroom and kitchen, much greater freedom for us to go on family outings (most often, of course, to see B up in Limburg). Six months on
  • Vigilance is needed for any features of possible optic neuropathy, such as blurred vision, impaired colour perception, and reduced visual acuity
  • There is also a certain symmetry between the two species, for the adherents of a politicised religion, like soldiers in an army, are in a permanent state of combat and vigilance.
  • My old therapist called it hyper-vigilance and clucked as she made notes about examples of the behavior in my daily life.
  • Fortunately, concussion or fracture was rare, occurring in only 21 cases, but the need for vigilance is clear.
  • Finally a game that doesn’t give me motion sickness and where hypervigilance is an assett. Cheeseburger Gothic » This way ladies, if you would care to follow me.
  • B: Percentages of the three vigilance states before and after Mus and NaCl iontophoretic ejections (n = 5) in the vlPAG / dDpMe region. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • You cannot afford to relax your vigilance for a moment.
  • Auto flushers have been installed to improve hygiene, although they require vigilance to make sure rundown batteries are replaced on time.
  • The birds cannot afford to relax their vigilance against predators.
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