vibrant

[vahy-bruhnt]

adjective

1. moving to and fro rapidly; vibrating.

2. vibrating so as to produce sound, as a string.

3. (of sounds) characterized by perceptible vibration; resonant; resounding.

4. pulsating with vigor and energy.

   the vibrant life of a large city.

5. vigorous; energetic; vital.

   a vibrant personality.

6. stimulating; exciting; vivid: a vibrant performance.

   vibrant colors;

   a vibrant performance.

7. Phonetics.,  made with tonal vibration of the vocal cords; voiced.

noun

1. Phonetics.,  a vibrant sound.

vibrant

/ ˈvaɪbrənt /

adjective

1. characterized by or exhibiting vibration; pulsating or trembling

2. giving an impression of vigour and activity

3. caused by vibration; resonant

4. (of colour) strong and vivid

5. phonetics trilled or rolled

noun

1. a vibrant speech sound, such as a trilled ( r )

Other Word Forms

• vibrancy noun
• vibrance noun
• vibrantly adverb
• unvibrant adjective
• unvibrantly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of vibrant¹

First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin vibrant-, stem of vibrāns, present participle of vibrāre “to shake, move to and fro”; -ant

Word History and Origins

Origin of vibrant¹

C16: from Latin vibrāre to agitate

Example Sentences

So it only makes sense that L.A. has a litany of events for locals to celebrate this large and vibrant community on Indigenous Peoples day.

From Los Angeles Times

Tens of thousands of vibrantly dressed Ethiopians descended on downtown Addis Ababa for an annual thanksgiving festival this weekend.

From BBC

"This is a vibrant entrepreneurial, high-tech, modern industry," he said, urging the US to compete "for its survival".

From BBC

“Truth-seeking is a core function of institutions of higher education. Fulfilling this mission requires maintaining a vibrant marketplace of ideas where different views can be explored, debated, and challenged,” the document reads.

From Los Angeles Times

"It's going to be a vibrant industry, but it's going to be smaller, way smaller than we thought," Ford chief executive Jim Farley said at an event on Tuesday.

From BBC

Related Words

• active 
• dynamic 
• energetic 
• lively 
• spirited 
• vigorous 
• vital 
• vivid