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vibe

[vahyb]

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.



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

/ vaɪb /

noun

  1. slang,  a feeling or flavour of the kind specified

    a 1970s vibe

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vibe1

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70; by shortening
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vibe1

from vibration
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Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"Hull is not intimidating. That may not sound like praise but some larger cities, like Leeds and Manchester, can feel quite intimidating. Hull has a big town feel rather than a big city vibe."

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The cold feet so many buyers are feeling reflects the current vibe of uncertainty in today’s housing market.

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A soft-focus “new year, new me,” without the punitive self-improvement vibes that January tends to summon.

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"Mark singing from the trap is such a vibe," wrote one X user.

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Still, Hackett acknowledged that there has been a bit of a vibe shift in the market over the past few weeks.

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