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   vibrant

   /ˈvʌɪbr(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. full of energy and life: "a vibrant cosmopolitan city" Similar spiritedlivelyfull of lifefull of spirithigh-spiritedenergeticsprightlyvigorousvitalfull of vim and vigouranimatedsparklingcoruscatingeffervescentvivaciousdynamicflamboyantelectrifyingdazzlingstimulatingexcitingdashingpassionatefierydeterminedinformal:peppyzippyfull of beansfeistyspunkyhave-a-goballsyOpposite spiritlesslistlessdull
   • ▪ (of colour) bright and striking: "a huge room decorated in vibrant blues and greens" Similar vividstrikingintensebrilliantbrightstrongrichdeepwarmfullpsychedelicflamboyantluminousinformal:jazzyOpposite palewashed out
   • ▪ (of sound) strong or resonating: "his vibrant voice" Similar resonantsonorousthrobbingpulsatingreverberatingreverberantresoundingringingechoingcarryingboomingblaringthunderousstridentrichfullfull-bodiedstrongfruitylivelyrare:canorousOpposite softmellow
   • 2. quivering; pulsating: "Rose was vibrant with anger" Similar quiveringtremblingshakingshakyshiveringshiveryshudderingshudderyquaveringquaveryquakinginformal:trembly

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘moving rapidly, vibrating’): from Latin vibrant- ‘shaking to and fro’, from the verb vibrare (see vibrate).

   Derivatives

   • 1. vibrantly adverb

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