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vibrant

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vi⋅brant

  [vahy-bruhnt]
Use vibrant in a Sentence
–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. exciting; stimulating; lively: vibrant colors; a vibrant performance.
7. Phonetics. made with tonal vibration of the vocal cords; voiced.
–noun
8. Phonetics. a vibrant sound.
Origin:
1540–50; < L vibrant- (s. of vibrāns), prp. of vibrāre to shake, move to and fro; see -ant

Related forms:
vi⋅bran⋅cy, vibrance, noun
vi⋅brant⋅ly, adverb
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vi·brant   (vī'brənt)   
adj.  

    1. Pulsing or throbbing with energy or activity: the vibrant streets of a big city.

    2. Vigorous, lively, and vital: "a vibrant group that challenged the . . . system" (Philip Taubman).

  2. Exhibiting or characterized by rapid, rhythmic movement back and forth or to and fro; vibrating.

  3. Produced as a result of vibration; resonant or resounding: vibrant voices.

  4. Relatively high on the scale of brightness: a vibrant hue.

vi'bran·cy, vi'brance n., vi'brant·ly adv.
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