vigilance

எச்சரிக்கை நிலை, தன்விஸீப்பு நிலை, விஸீப்பாயிருத்தல், (மரு.) உறக்கமின்மை, உறு கவனிப்புடைமை, தன் விஸீப்பு நிலை.

Synonyms

watchfulness observance wakefulness sleeplessness carefulness activity circumspection

Antonyms

drowsiness inattention carelessness indulgence somnolence inobservance inactivity indifference connivance unwatchfulness

Vig"i*lance, n. Etym: [L. vigilantia: cf. F. vigilance.] 1. The quality or state of being vigilant; forbearance of sleep; wakefulness. 2. Watchfulness in respect of danger; care; caution; circumspection. Cowper. And flaming ministers to watch and tend Their earthly charge; of these the vigilance I dread. Milton. 3. Guard; watch. [Obs.] "In at this gate none pass the vigilance here placed." Milton. Vigilance committee, a volunteer committee of citizens for the oversight and protection of any interest, esp. one organized for the summary suppression and punishment of crime, as when the processes of law appear inadequate.

vigilance - Similar Words

invigilance vigilante vigilancy vigilant invigilancy glance virgilian sibilance valance vigilantly