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 couple, who’ve been married for decades, have a daffy Lucy-and-Desi vibe.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 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

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

Early last year, as developers started to embrace vibe coding, hype for Wispr’s dictation app started building.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

It is a distinctly 1960s take on the Gospel of St. Matthew, a sort of period piece within a period piece that was initially criticized for its flower-child vibe and hippie-dippie costuming.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove