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Vigil

noun/vˈɪdʒɪl/
Definition
a period of sleeplessness
the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/vˈɪdʒɪl/
🇬🇧British English
/vˈɪdʒɪl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/vˈɪdʒɪl/
2 syllables Say it as /vˈɪdʒɪl/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
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Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Mahnwache
eine Zeit der Schlaflosigkeit
🇫🇷French
veillée
une période d'insomnie
🇪🇸Spanish
vigilia
un periodo de insomnio
🇮🇹Italian
veglia
un periodo di insonnia
🇳🇱Dutch
wake
een periode van slapeloosheid
🇵🇹Portuguese
vigília
um período de insônia
🇷🇺Russian
бдение
период бессонницы
India
🇮🇳Hindi
जलूस
अनिद्रा की अवधि
🇧🇩Bengali
নজরদারি
নিদ্রাহীনতার একটি সময়কাল
🇮🇳Tamil
விழிப்பு
தூக்கமின்மை காலம்
🇮🇳Telugu
జాగరణ
నిద్రలేమి కాలం
🇮🇳Marathi
जागरण
निद्रानाशाचा कालावधी
🇮🇳Gujarati
જાગરણ
નિદ્રાધીનતાનો સમયગાળો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಜಾಗರಣೆ
ನಿದ್ರಾಹೀನತೆಯ ಅವಧಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ജാഗ്രത
ഉറക്കമില്ലായ്മയുടെ ഒരു കാലഘട്ടം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਚੌਕਸੀ
ਨੀਂਦ ਦੀ ਮਿਆਦ
🇵🇰Urdu
نگرانی
بے خوابی کی مدت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
守夜
一段失眠时期
🇯🇵Japanese
徹夜
不眠の期間
🇰🇷Korean
불침번
불면의 기간
🇻🇳Vietnamese
canh thức
một thời kỳ mất ngủ
🇹🇭Thai
เฝ้า
ช่วงนอนไม่หลับ
🇮🇩Indonesian
penjagaan
periode sulit tidur
🇵🇭Filipino
pagpupuyat
isang panahon ng kawalan ng tulog
🇲🇾Malay
berjaga-jaga
tempoh tidak tidur
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الوقفة الاحتجاجية
فترة من الأرق
🇮🇷Persian
بیداری
یک دوره بی خوابی
🇹🇷Turkish
nöbet
uykusuzluk dönemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
עֵרוּת
תקופה של חוסר שינה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'vigil'?
The primary meaning of 'vigil' is 'a period of sleeplessness'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'vigil' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'vigil' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'vigil' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'vigil' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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