vibe

American  

[vahyb] / vaɪb /

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of vibe

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70; by shortening

Example Sentences

The property’s main restaurant, Night Hawk, is Mediterranean, with cooking by open fire, a Greek ruins vibe and seating for about 150.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

But there was certainly a different vibe on Wall Street, after weeks of exuberant trading and numerous record closes for the S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Elsewhere, Gap, which last year said it was “getting its vibe back,” highlighted eight straight quarters of same-store sales growth in March.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

He put it down to "a big national wave, and a general vibe that we couldn't change".

From BBC • May 10, 2026

“Well, as you probably know, this year marks the school’s thirtieth anniversary. We’re celebrating José Guadalupe Posada, and Principal Rivera wants the talent show to have an anniversary vibe to it,” he said.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez