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vibrant

[ vahy-bruh nt ]
/ ˈvaɪ brənt /
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adjective

noun

Phonetics. a vibrant sound.

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RELATED WORDS

passionately, forcefully, eagerly, quickly, sincerely, boldly, zealously, strenuously, earnestly, resolutely, firmly, robustly, healthily, actively, wholeheartedly, decidedly, forcibly, powerfully, devoutly, fearlessly

Nearby words

vibist, viborg, vibraculum, vibraharp, vibram, vibrant, vibrantly, vibraphone, vibrate, vibratile, vibratility

Origin of vibrant

1540–50; < Latin vibrant- (stem of vibrāns), present participle of vibrāre to shake, move to and fro; see -ant
Related formsvi·bran·cy, vi·brance, nounvi·brant·ly, adverbun·vi·brant, adjectiveun·vi·brant·ly, adverb
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Examples from the Web for vibrantly

  • It promptly spread its wings and flew away, apparently as vibrantly alive as before the mysterious paralysis had stricken it.

    Astounding Stories, May, 1931|Various

  • Yet today Paris was vibrantly alive along her boulevards where, despite the shadow, bright currents flowed and sparkled.

    The Tempering|Charles Neville Buck

  • Vibrantly and with the proper gesture in the proper place, Miss Cherry repeated her speech.

    Local Color|Irvin S. Cobb

  • Her voice is a rich, powerful soprano, vibrantly sweet when at its softest—like a rushing torrent of passion in intense moments.

    Vocal Mastery|Harriette Brower

British Dictionary definitions for vibrantly

vibrant

/ (ˈvaɪbrənt) /

adjective

characterized by or exhibiting vibration; pulsating or trembling
giving an impression of vigour and activity
caused by vibration; resonant
(of colour) strong and vivid
phonetics trilled or rolled

noun

a vibrant speech sound, such as a trilled (r)
Derived Formsvibrancy, nounvibrantly, adverb

Word Origin for vibrant

C16: from Latin vibrāre to agitate
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for vibrantly

vibrant

adj.

1550s, "agitated," from Latin vibrantem (nominative vibrans) "swaying," present participle of vibrare "move to and fro" (see vibrate). Meaning "vigorous, full of life" is first recorded 1860. Related: Vibrantly.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper