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vibrante

vibrant

adjective bee-BRAHN-teh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Degree

Origin: From Latin vibrantem, present participle of vibrare (to vibrate).

Also means

thrilling

Usage Note

Vibrante is gender-invariant (el ambiente vibrante, la actuación vibrante). In phonetics, vibrante also names the class of sounds including Spanish r and rr, which a linguistics learner will encounter in textbooks. In everyday use it describes anything charged with energy or excitement — a city, a performance, a colour. Its near-synonym dinámico is more common in business contexts.

Examples

"La ciudad tiene una vida nocturna vibrante."

Natural Translation

The city has a vibrant nightlife.

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