vibrant

vibrant
vibrant (adj.) 1550s, "agitated," from L. vibrantem (nom. vibrans) "swaying," prp. of vibrare "move to and fro" (see VIBRATE (Cf. vibrate)). Meaning "vigorous, full of life" is first recorded 1860. Related: Vibrantly.

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  • vibrant — vibrant, ante [ vibrɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1747; de vibrer 1 ♦ Qui vibre (1o), est en vibration. Les cordes, lames, membranes vibrantes sont étudiées en acoustique. Phonét. Consonne vibrante, et n. f. une vibrante : consonne produite par la vibration… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • vibrant — VIBRÁNT, Ă vibranţi, te, adj. 1. Care vibrează, vibrator; p. ext. care produce sunete. ♢ Consoană vibrantă (şi substantivat, f.) = consoană lichidă (3) care se realizează printr o succesiune rapidă de închideri şi deschideri ale canalului fonator …   Dicționar Român

  • vibrant — UK US /ˈvaɪbrənt/ adjective ► full of energy and excitement: a vibrant democracy/economy/market »Ireland went from a vibrant economy to virtual collapse in the space of a decade. »Any credible financial centre has to have a big futures market, so …   Financial and business terms

  • Vibrant — Vi brant, a. [L. vibrans, p. pr.: cf. F. vibrant. See {Vibrate}.] Vibrating; tremulous; resonant; as, vibrant drums. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • vibrant — [vī′brənt] adj. [L vibrans, prp. of vibrare, to VIBRATE] 1. quivering or vibrating, esp. in such a way as to produce sound 2. produced by vibration; resonant: said of sound 3. throbbing with life and activity; lively [vibrant streets] 4. vigorous …   English World dictionary

  • vibrant — vìbrant (vibrȁnt) m <G mn nātā> DEFINICIJA fon. suglasnik koji nastaje treperenjem (vibriranjem) pokretnog govornog organa (apeksa, uvule i sl.); titravi suglasnik, treptajnik, titrajnik ETIMOLOGIJA vidi vibrirati …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • vibrant — [adj1] alive, colorful active, animated, dynamic, electrifying, energetic, lively, peppy, responsive, sensitive, sound, sparkling, spirited, vigorous, virile, vital, vivacious, vivid, zesty*, zippy*; concepts 401,618 Ant. colorless, dull, pale… …   New thesaurus

  • vibrant — index strong Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • vibrant — vibrant, ante (vi bran, bran t ) adj. 1°   Qui vibre, qui est mis en vibration. •   Le problème des cordes vibrantes et tous ceux qui appartiennent à la théorie du son ou aux lois des oscillations de l air, ont été soumis à l analyse par les… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • vìbrant — (vibrȁnt) m 〈G mn nātā〉 fon. suglasnik koji nastaje treperenjem (vibriranjem) pokretnog govornog organa (apeksa, uvule i sl.); titravi suglasnik, treptajnik, titrajnik …   Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika

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