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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But this year, the vibe once again seems to have shifted—this time, away from supplicating the reelected president.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

It’s a vibe, perhaps, best captured in a social-media meme catching fire this summer that highlights videos of old trucks, classic rock and a simpler way of life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

"I'm more just trying to figure out what's the best vibe of music and what's the best sonic and lyric that I can lead with next," he says.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

The process changed a lot as it went on because as I started making things, my inspiration and the vibe would change, but I do that a lot when I make collections.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

So now the kitchen has a real cookies-and-milk kind of vibe, and usually it’s an awesome place to hang.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

“When you come to my house, the vibes are spectacular.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

An exciting brand of rugby brought positive vibes back and supplied victories over France, Italy and Ireland this summer, but the real litmus test comes in the Tests against South Africa.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

Steffi Cao argues that America’s favorite new beverage reveals a lot about the vibes economy.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

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

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold