vibrant

vibrant
vibrancy, vibrance, n.vibrantly, adv.
/vuy"breuhnt/, adj.
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. Phonet. made with tonal vibration of the vocal cords; voiced.
n.
8. Phonet. a vibrant sound.
[1540-50; < L vibrant- (s. of vibrans), prp. of vibrare to shake, move to and fro; see -ANT]

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