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

Pierre-Anton El Hage, a content creator in Los Angeles who said he has watched the show “at least 20 times,” doesn’t mind the show’s vibe shift.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

But business owners now say it's the "toughest" and "quietest" they've known trading in Cardigan, the historic market town widely recognised for its "independent vibe".

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

With lavish parties, expensive food and top artists and musicians, Coachella 2014 is outsized but still hangs on to some of its populist vibe.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Cole has detected a vibe shift this year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

I’ll chat with him and, if I get a good vibe, he might be the kind of guy whose honesty will make me face myself.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera