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vi⋅brant

  [vahy-bruhnt]
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–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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Vibrant

Vi"brant\, a. [L. vibrans, p. pr.: cf. F. vibrant. See Vibrate.] Vibrating; tremulous; resonant; as, vibrant drums. --Longfellow.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : vibrant
Spanish: conmovedor; entusiasta, caluroso,
German: aufrüttelnd,
Japanese: 奮起させる
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vibrant 
c.1550, "agitated," from L. vibrantem (nom. vibrans) "swaying," prp. of vibrare "move to and fro" (see vibrate). Meaning "vigorous, full of life" is first recorded 1860.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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