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vi·brant

(vī′brənt)

adj.

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

b. 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

(ˈvaɪbrənt)

adj

1. characterized by or exhibiting vibration; pulsating or trembling

2. giving an impression of vigour and activity

3. caused by vibration; resonant

4. (of colour) strong and vivid

5. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics trilled or rolled

(Phonetics & Phonology) a vibrant speech sound, such as a trilled (r)

[C16: from Latin vibrāre to agitate]

ˈvibrancy n

ˈvibrantly adv

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vi•brant

(ˈvaɪ brənt)

adj.

1. moving to and fro rapidly; vibrating.

2. (of sounds) characterized by perceptible vibration; resonant.

3. pulsating with vigor and energy; lively.

4. vigorous; energetic; vital: a vibrant personality.

[1540–50; < Latin]

vi′bran•cy, n.

vi′brant•ly, adv.

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Adj.	1.	vibrant - vigorous and animated; "a vibrant group that challenged the system"; "a charming and vivacious hostess"; "a vivacious folk dance" vivacious spirited - displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
	2.	vibrant - of sounds that are strong and resonating; "the men's vibrant voices" reverberant - having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected; "a reverberant room"; "the reverberant booms of cannon"
	3.	vibrant - of colors that are bright and striking colorful, colourful - having striking color; "colorful autumn leaves"

vibrant

adjective

1. energetic, dynamic, sparkling, vivid, spirited, storming, alive, sensitive, colourful, vigorous, animated, responsive, electrifying, vivacious, full of pep (informal) Tom was drawn to her by her vibrant personality.

2. vivid, bright, brilliant, intense, clear, rich, glowing, colourful, highly-coloured His shirt was a vibrant shade of green.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

vibrant

adjective

1. Full of or characterized by a lively, emphatic, eager quality:

fiery, high-spirited, mettlesome, peppery, spirited.

Informal: snappy.

2. Having or producing a full, deep, or rich sound:

mellow, orotund, plangent, resonant, resounding, ringing, rotund, round, sonorous.

Translations

vibrante

vibrant

[ˈvaɪbrənt]

A. ADJ [colour] → vivo; [person] → animado; [personality] → vibrante; [voice] → vibrante, sonoro

B. N (Phon) → vibrante f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

vibrant

[ˈvaɪbrənt] adj

(= vital) [person, personality, place] → vibrant(e)

(= bright) [colour] → éclatant(e)

(= resonant) [sound, tones, music, rhythm] → vibrant(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

vibrant

adj

personality etc → dynamisch; voice → volltönend, sonor; city, community, culture → lebendig, voller Leben; discussion → lebhaft, angeregt; economy → boomend; performance → mitreißend; the shipyard was vibrant with activity → auf der Werft herrschte emsiges Treiben; the vibrant life of the city → das pulsierende Leben der Großstadt

(= brilliant) colour → leuchtend

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

vibrant

[ˈvaɪbr/ənt] adj (sound) → vibrante; (colour) → vivace, vivo/a
to be vibrant with life → sprizzare vita da tutti i pori

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Mirrors her charms upon the silver shoal; And I have ta'en the lute, my only friend: The vibrant chords beneath my fingers blend; They sob awhile, then as they slip control

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It was the color of her skin, without the glow, the myriad living tints that one may sometimes discover in vibrant flesh.

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The music of the orchestra subsided, and the music of the human voice floated through the Opera House--the human voice, vibrant with joy and passion and the knowledge which lies behind the veil.

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He awoke next morning from rosy scenes of dream to a steamy atmosphere that smelled of soapsuds and dirty clothes, and that was vibrant with the jar and jangle of tormented life.

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Vibrant winds came and went with salt foam in their breath.

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I can hear him now, as I shall always hear him, the primal melancholy vibrant in his voice as he read:

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Passing by the tower with her husband on the path to the gate she could feel the vibrant air humming round them from the louvred belfry in the circle of sound, and it matched the highly-charged mental atmosphere in which she was living.

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He was fond of reading the pathetic passages from both books, and I can still hear his rich, vibrant voice as it lingered in tremulous emotion on the periods he loved.

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It was as ear-splitting as any whistle of a railway-engine; but whereas the whistle is a clear, mechanical, sharp-edged sound, this was far deeper in volume and vibrant with the uttermost strain of agony and horror.

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"Tonight!" She scarce breathed the word, yet it was vibrant with horror.

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And when, released, he sprang to his feet, his mouth laughing, his eyes eloquent, his throat vibrant with unuttered sound, and in that fashion remained without movement, John Thornton would reverently exclaim, "God!

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But suddenly it seemed as if the speaker had begun pointing straight at him, as if he had singled him out particularly for his remarks; and so Jurgis became suddenly aware of his voice, trembling, vibrant with emotion, with pain and longing, with a burden of things unutterable, not to be compassed by words.