vibrant

American  

[vahy-bruhnt] / ˈvaɪ brənt /

adjective

1. moving to and fro rapidly; vibrating.

2. vibrating so as to produce sound, as a string.

3. (of sounds) characterized by perceptible vibration; resonant; resounding.

4. pulsating with vigor and energy.

   the vibrant life of a large city.

5. vigorous; energetic; vital.

   a vibrant personality.

6. stimulating; exciting; vivid: a vibrant performance.

   vibrant colors;

   a vibrant performance.

7. Phonetics. made with tonal vibration of the vocal cords; voiced.

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noun

1. Phonetics. a vibrant sound.

vibrant British  

/ ˈvaɪbrənt /

adjective

1. characterized by or exhibiting vibration; pulsating or trembling

2. giving an impression of vigour and activity

3. caused by vibration; resonant

4. (of colour) strong and vivid

5. phonetics trilled or rolled

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noun

1. a vibrant speech sound, such as a trilled ( r )

Other Word Forms

• unvibrant adjective
• unvibrantly adverb
• vibrance noun
• vibrancy noun
• vibrantly adverb

Etymology

Origin of vibrant

First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin vibrant-, stem of vibrāns, present participle of vibrāre “to shake, move to and fro”; -ant

Example Sentences

Most notably, Ms. Kaminsky portrays Alona’s anguish in her big revelation scene with a jagged vocal line that seems painfully extracted from her, with the cello echoing Timothi Williams’s vibrant mezzo.

From The Wall Street Journal

He now runs two restaurants in the city –- one in Soho's buzzing Kingly Court and another nestled in a corner of the vibrant Somerset House arts centre.

From Barron's

The Brits Awards red carpet was as vibrant as ever, with some amazing musical talent making an appearance for the UK's biggest night in music.

From BBC

The most obvious being its vibrant orange color.

From Salon

There are two areas that I think will be vibrant in the short to medium term.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• active
• dynamic
• energetic
• lively
• spirited
• vigorous
• vital
• vivid