vivid

[ viv-id ]

/ ˈvɪv ɪd /

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adjective

strikingly bright or intense, as color, light, etc.: a vivid green.

full of life; lively; animated: a vivid personality.

presenting the appearance, freshness, spirit, etc., of life; realistic: a vivid account.

strong, distinct, or clearly perceptible: a vivid recollection.

forming distinct and striking mental images: a vivid imagination.

Origin of vivid

1630–40; < Latin vīvidus lively, equivalent to vīv(ere) to live (see vital) + -idus -id⁴

SYNONYMS FOR vivid

1 bright, brilliant, intense.

2 spirited, vivacious, intense.

3 See picturesque.

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OTHER WORDS FROM vivid

viv·id·ly, adverb viv·id·ness, vi·vid·i·ty, noun o·ver·viv·id, adjective o·ver·viv·id·ly, adverb

o·ver·viv·id·ness, noun un·viv·id, adjective un·viv·id·ly, adverb un·viv·id·ness, noun

Words nearby vivid

vives, vivi-, vivian, viviani, vivianite, vivid, vivification, vivify, viviparous, vivisect, vivisection

Example sentences from the Web for vividness

His similes are few—in this connection—and are so chosen that they add to the vividness of the whole impression.

Chaucer and His Times |Grace E. Hadow
Severne entertained sensations of varied coherence, but one and all of a vividness which was of the greatest literary value.

Blazed Trail Stories |Stewart Edward White
In a morbid condition of the brain, dreams often have a singular actuality, vividness, and extraordinary semblance of reality.

Crime and Punishment |Fyodor Dostoevsky
She seemed to look at me across the ages, and the interval of time diminished the vividness of the performance.

The Author Of Beltraffio |Henry James

We gain a good deal in vividness if we go back to the meaning of the word which is rendered "train."

The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Proverbs |R. F. Horton

British Dictionary definitions for vividness

vivid

/ (ˈvɪvɪd) /

adjective

(of a colour) very bright; having a very high saturation or purity; produced by a pure or almost pure colouring agent

brilliantly coloured vivid plumage

conveying to the mind striking realism, freshness, or trueness to life; graphic a vivid account

(of a recollection, memory, etc) remaining distinct in the mind

(of the imagination, etc) prolific in the formation of lifelike images

making a powerful impact on the emotions or senses a vivid feeling of shame

uttered, operating, or acting with vigour vivid expostulations

full of life or vitality a vivid personality

Derived forms of vivid

vividly, adverb vividness, noun

Word Origin for vivid

C17: from Latin vīvidus animated, from vīvere to live

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