DictionaryRoot: vibrare
Latin

vibrare

move to and fro

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Lively colorful street flower market with energetic shoppers and vivid fresh flowers.
adjective

vibrant

VIE-brunt/ˈvaɪbrənt/

Full of striking energy or intensity.

Etymology

Vibrant originally described something moving to and fro, especially a string vibrating to produce sound. This active motion became an image for being vigorous and full of life.

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