vibe

vibe
noun

a general feeling or sensation that someone gets or has about something.

WHY DICTIONARY.COM CHOSE VIBE

This year, one of the top lookups at Dictionary.com was the word vibe, the current go-to term—along with the plural vibes—for talking about the overall feel of a situation or person. Which got us thinking: Is there a word that best represents the culture vibe we collectively experienced in 2023? And so, for the first time, we’ve chosen a Vibe of the Year. (In addition to our traditional Word of the Year.) Watch below to find out more!
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MORE ABOUT VIBE
Vibe is an Americanism that dates back to 1965–70.
Vibe in the highlighted sense is often used in the plural as in, good vibes.
Vibe was created by shortening the word vibration(s) in the sense of “instinctive feelings supposedly influencing human communication,” perhaps most famously used in the popular 1966 Beach Boys song, “Good Vibrations.”
EXAMPLES OF VIBE

Watching the sunrise, they contemplated embracing a more relaxed vibe in the coming year.
As soon as she entered the art gallery, a sense of calm and tranquility washed over her, giving her peaceful vibes.
Find out what Dictionary.com chose as the 2023 Vibe of the Year!