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

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From MarketWatch

The worry is about the rise of so-called vibe coding, the use of AI language prompts to generate software applications.

From Barron's

The kid liked the vibe he was getting from the family, so he decided to take a chance.

From Literature

Bob’s Red Mill Muesli “I like the slightly monastic vibe of just having muesli. But also, this is a very good-tasting brand.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"I try and constantly replicate that across the initiatives because if it brings me back those good vibes, I'm sure it resonates with a lot in my communities around me as well."

From BBC