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Definition of Qui vive
1. Noun. Condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action. "Bombers were put on alert during the crisis"
Generic synonyms: Preparation, Preparedness, Readiness
Specialized synonyms: Air Alert, Red Alert, Strip Alert
Derivative terms: Alert, Alert
Definition of Qui vive
1. Noun. a state of heightened vigilance, especially prior to battle ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Qui Vive
Literary usage of Qui vive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1901)
"Nothing is said of qui vive being a corruption of chi vi va, which looks like a
fictitious phrase, the usual Italian being chi è là ? or du va là Í Anyhow, ..."
2. American Poetry by Percy Holmes Boynton, Howard Mumford Jones, George Wiley Sherburn, Frank Martindale Webster (1918)
"... epochs of the poet's mind, As from the cradle of its birth we trace.
Slow wandering forth, the patriarchal race. "qui vive?" August, 1836. "qui vive? ..."
3. The Court of the Tuileries from the Restoration to the Flight of Louis Philippe by Catherine Charlotte Jackson (1897)
"On the qui vive. — Flight of the " Comte de Lille." — Ups and Downs. — The
Warrior's Return. — " Vive la Vieille Garde!" AVAILING himself of Sir Neil ..."
4. On the Frontier: Reminiscences of Wild Sports, Personal Adventures, and by J. S. Campion (1878)
"Face to Face—Pah-Squal—A joint Breakfast—Wood-rats —On the qui vive —An Ancient—The
Terms—An ... qui vive ..."
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