|  vigilance 
 
 1. the process of paying close and continuous attention (Freq. 2)
 - wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter
 - vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue
 • Syn:
 watchfulness, wakefulness, alertness
 • Derivationally related forms:
 alert (for: alertness), vigilant, wakeful (for: wakefulness), watchful (for: watchfulness)
 • Hypernyms:
 attention
 • Hyponyms:
 jealousy
 2. vigilant attentiveness
 - he keeps a weather eye open for trouble
 • Syn:
 watchfulness, weather eye
 • Derivationally related forms:
 vigilant, watchful (for: watchfulness)
 • Hypernyms:
 attentiveness
 
 
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