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a(1)
: pulsating with life, vigor, or activity
a vibrant personality
(2)
: oscillating or pulsating rapidly
b(1)
: readily set in vibration
(2)
2
: sounding as a result of vibration : resonant
a vibrant voice
3
: bright sense 4
a vibrant orange
vibrantly
adverb
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Examples of vibrant in a Sentence
She has a vibrant personality.
We painted the room a vibrant blue.
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Odesa’s free port status financed its extraordinary architectural flowering in the 1800s and helped build its vibrant multiethnic society.
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Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Walk out onto the pier, where local kids like to jump off, and soak in the sweeping vistas of the bay, veiled in rain clouds and teeming with vibrant greenery.
—Kathleen Wong, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2024
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Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Walk out onto the pier, where local kids like to jump off, and soak in the sweeping vistas of the bay, veiled in rain clouds and teeming with vibrant greenery.
—Kathleen Wong, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2024
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“Vibrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vibrant. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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vibrant
adjective
vi·brant
ˈvī-brənt 
1
a
: vibrating rapidly
b
: having or giving a sense of life, vigor, or activity
a vibrant personality
2
: sounding as a result of vibration : resonant
a vibrant voice
3
: bright sense 2
a vibrant orange
vibrantly
adverb
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