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vibrancy

vibrancy

7 4.6
A strong, lively energy and brightness in people, places, or things
  • noun
  • /ˈvaɪbrənsi/
translation icon : vibrancia
  • The vibrancy of the festival filled the streets with energy and joy.

The green striations, the, you know, the color, the vibrancy of that melon is developing.

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Examples

  • They're all in New York and they all talk to each other and they don't understand the vibrancy happening in the culture at that grassroots level.

  • I missed, in short, the exchange of ideas, the vibrancy, the energy that we have all experienced here at Harvard.

  • It's very difficult to come out the other end with something that still has that vibrancy of a single creative vision.

  • It's one of the many things that add to the vibrancy of the city.

    Blog text (2)
  • The whole concept is to maintain the vibrancy of the group through member interactions and engagement.

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  • But only someone totally blind to reality would deny its power and vibrancy.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The audience will perceive the enhanced beauty and vibrancy of the sound of the choir.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Hadley-China was founded in 1988, and its vibrancy is reflected in its continued growth.

    Academic text (2007)
  • But it's the abundance of spices that really adds excitement and vibrancy to Indian vegetarian cuisine.

    Blog text (31)
  • Often, visitors stay the night in one of Bubba O'Keefe's lofts, which add vibrancy to formerly abandoned downtown buildings.

    Academic text (2018)

Synonyms

energy
vsvibrancy
311 1.6

Lively excitement that makes people or work feel active

adds a visual brightness and general life quality beyond mere drive
zest
vsvibrancy
42 4.5

Great energy and enjoyment that makes things exciting

is broader, including visual brightness and ongoing life not just sharp enthusiasm
vigor
vsvibrancy
  • US
36 3.4

Physical or mental energy that makes you active

emphasises bright life and colourful energy rather than raw strength
vitality
vsvibrancy
16 4.6

Ability of a living thing to survive and grow

is more about present brightness and active energy than survival capacity
joie de vivre
vsvibrancy
7 9.6

A feeling of great joy and energy about life

is broader naming a general bright quality rather than a personal feeling
liveliness
vsvibrancy
3 3.4

A feeling of energy and excitement that makes people active

also includes a bright or colourful visual quality beyond energetic enthusiasm
spiritedness
vsvibrancy
3 5.6

A quality of being lively and full of energy

leans more toward visual brightness and lasting life force than mood
aliveness
vsvibrancy
2 4.5

A feeling of energy and strong interest in the world

focuses more on bright vividness and energetic colour than mere life
vivacity
vsvibrancy
1 6.8

Being lively and full of cheerful energy that makes people notice you

is broader, emphasising brightness and life rather than charm
ebullience
vsvibrancy
1 8.5

A feeling of cheerful, lively energy that people show

is more about vivid brightness and general life than emotion alone
energy level
vsvibrancy
1 3.7

How lively and active a place or group feels at a time

is more a general quality of brightness and life not just momentary mood
vibrance
vsvibrancy
1 4.9

A bright, lively look or feeling that shows energy

is the more common form in modern usage
livingness
vsvibrancy
7.7

A feeling that something is full of life and energy

focuses more on brightness and colourful energy rather than mere existence
vivaciousness
vsvibrancy
7.0

A strong, happy energy that makes someone lively

adds a sense of visible brightness beyond plain energetic spirit
zestfulness
vsvibrancy
5.9

A lively, happy energy that makes a person enjoy life

is more about lasting life and brightness rather than momentary eagerness
lively atmosphere
vsvibrancy
3.1

A place full of energy where people talk, laugh, and enjoy themselves

is a general quality present in people or things not only places

Antonyms

1 5.4

A lack of life, energy, or movement

1 2.2

A surface that is not bright or shiny

Compounds

A lively culture with many arts events and social activities

How Vibrant

liveliness
3 3.4
vibrancy
7 4.6
vitality
16 4.6
dullness
1 3.4

Surface Forms

vibrancy singular
vibrancies plural

Morphology

vibrancy = vibrant (transparent) = vibrant + cy

A straightforward nominalization from 'vibrant' meaning the quality of being vibrant, which a learner familiar with 'vibrant' can readily infer.

Etymology

Vibrancy comes from the same root as vibrate, and from an old Latin word vibrāre meaning 'to shake' or 'move quickly'. So something with vibrancy feels full of life, color, and energy, as if it is shaking with excitement.