awake (adj.) Copy link Outline 1. vĭgĭlans, antis2. vĭgil • awake (adj.): 1. vĭgĭlans, antis: a pilot asleep or a., gubernator dormiens vel v., Cic. 2. vĭgil: being a. before sunrise, I ask for pen and paper, prius orto sole vigil calamum et chartas posco, Hor.