vibe

American  

[vahyb] / vaɪb /

noun

• vibes
  plural

1. Often vibes a general feeling or sensation that someone gets or has about something.

   She had mixed vibes about the merger decision, and serious reservations about the acting CEO.

2. Sometimes vibes the character, quality, or atmosphere of a place, situation, etc.; ambiance.

   The bar has an outdoor junkyard vibe, with kegs for stools, tires hanging on the fences, and plastic chairs.

   Try to find plants that fit your vibe at home—succulents for a Southwest feel, or air plants for the minimalist.

3. connection; rapport.

   Sometimes you have a good vibe with someone, but then it just goes nowhere.

4. none vibes vibraphone.

5. vibrator.

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verb (used without object)

1. to spend relaxed, unstructured time (often followed bywith ).

   I spent most of my time creating stuff, laughing, and vibing with my buddies.

2. be compatible; be in agreement or harmony (followed bywith ).

   I'm looking for someone I can vibe with on a spiritual and intellectual level.

   Live performance is all about vibing with the audience; the energy is different when you move from the studio to a stage.

vibe British  

/ vaɪb /

noun

1. slang a feeling or flavour of the kind specified

   a 1970s vibe

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• vibes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of vibe

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70; by shortening

Example Sentences

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vibe vibes

Trout said the ownership change “was needed” and said there was “a good vibe around the clubhouse,” but both he and Neto expressed appreciation for Moreno.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Ms. Badu’s albums have always been heavy on vibe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

The rise of vibe coding, meanwhile, would make building custom software radically cheaper and easier.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 30, 2026

The film's anarchical vibe is also portrayed through its environment, with scenes of scorched earth that resemble the images many of us have seen in places affected by wildfires.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

It is a distinctly 1960s take on the Gospel of St. Matthew, a sort of period piece within a period piece that was initially criticized for its flower-child vibe and hippie-dippie costuming.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

Still, positive vibes and backyard icebreakers can only take a program so far.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Teams like United in the early Premier League days, Arsenal under Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho's Chelsea give me the vibes this team does.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Maybe the vibes are not about the house, but Domingo himself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

But some have sniffed at this focus on "vibes".

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

“You don’t seem good at all. Your vibes are seriously dark right now,” she says.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold