vibrant
Americanadjective
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moving to and fro rapidly; vibrating.
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vibrating so as to produce sound, as a string.
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(of sounds) characterized by perceptible vibration; resonant; resounding.
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pulsating with vigor and energy.
the vibrant life of a large city.
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a vibrant personality.
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stimulating; exciting; vivid: a vibrant performance.
vibrant colors;
a vibrant performance.
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Phonetics. made with tonal vibration of the vocal cords; voiced.
noun
adjective
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characterized by or exhibiting vibration; pulsating or trembling
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giving an impression of vigour and activity
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caused by vibration; resonant
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(of colour) strong and vivid
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phonetics trilled or rolled
noun
Other Word Forms
- unvibrant adjective
- unvibrantly adverb
- vibrance noun
- vibrancy noun
- vibrantly adverb
Etymology
Origin of vibrant
First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin vibrant-, stem of vibrāns, present participle of vibrāre “to shake, move to and fro”; -ant
Example Sentences
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Across brands, brighter colors such as red and yellow tended to contain more lead than less vibrant shades.
From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026
Deal activity in the city remains vibrant despite a slower pace of new listing approvals amid new guidelines from the Securities & Futures Commission of Hong Kong, says the Asia head of corporate transactions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
He went there and, lo and behold, vibrant flowers awaited him.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
The route goes from Kirkby Stephen, over the hills to Swaledale, past long-forgotten lead mine ruins - as recently seen in Wuthering Heights - and on through vibrant green pastures to Reeth and Richmond.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
The glow around Faith is ten times as vibrant as it was the first time, and the last vestige of guilt caused by lying to my parents leaves me.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
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