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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"She was so resilient, vibrant, smart, caring and the strongest little girl you could meet," a statement from her family said.
From Barron's
"She was so resilient, vibrant, smart, caring and the strongest little girl you could meet," Benoit's family said in a statement shared by the police.
From BBC
There’s no denying “Goat” has a vibrant aesthetic, but that alone can’t overwrite its defects.
From Los Angeles Times
Conversations about Culver City — the vibrant enclave on Los Angeles’ Westside often called “the Heart of Screenland” — usually include phrases such as “walkable” and “green spaces” and “Erewhon.”
From Los Angeles Times
It is also increasing defense spending and building deeper relationships with its vibrant private tech industry to work on drones and other military innovations.
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