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vibes

n · noun

Form of vibe , plural of vibe.

Simple meaning

Vibes operates as a privately owned enterprise specializing in mobile marketing solutions, encompassing text message marketing, mobile wallet marketing….

Pronunciation

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vybz
US device voice
IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈvaɪbz

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Definition

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n

  1. Vibes operates as a privately owned enterprise specializing in mobile marketing solutions, encompassing text message marketing (SMS and MMS), mobile wallet marketing, push notifications, and mobile web experiences.

  2. "Vibes" is a song by New Zealand band Six60, released as the fifth single from their 2017 extended play Six60.

  3. The third studio album and overall eighth studio album by Heavy D.

  4. A 1988 American romantic adventure comedy film directed by Ken Kwapis and starring Cyndi Lauper, Jeff Goldblum, Julian Sands and Peter Falk.

  5. The second studio album by American rapper Theophilus London.

  6. A rhythm action video game developed by UK-based studio Laughing Jackal.

noun

  1. A percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound

Word Aura™

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This meaning: Vibes operates as a privately owned enterprise specializing in mobile marketing solutions, encompassing text message marketing (SMS and MMS), mobile wallet marketing, push notifications, and mobile web experiences.

Used this way, vibes is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in business or professional contexts.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Specialist/technical
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Specialized
Connotation
Clinical and technical
Usage feel
Technical and specialized

Where it naturally appears

  • Business/professional

Usage note

In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.

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Synonyms

n

Sense: vibes operates as a privately owned enterprise specializing in mobile marketing solutions

noun

Sense: percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound

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