vivid

[ viv-id ]
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adjective
  1. strikingly bright or intense, as color, light, etc.: a vivid green.

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

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

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

  3. forming distinct and striking mental images: a vivid imagination.

Origin of vivid

1
First recorded in 1630–40; from Latin vīvidus “lively,” equivalent to vīv(ere) “to live” + -idus adjective suffix; see vital, -id4

synonym study For vivid

3. See picturesque.

Other words for vivid

Other words from vivid

  • viv·id·ly, adverb
  • viv·id·ness, vi·vid·i·ty [vi-vid-i-tee], /vɪˈvɪd ɪ ti/, noun
  • o·ver·viv·id, adjective
  • o·ver·viv·id·ness, noun
  • un·viv·id, adjective
  • un·viv·id·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for vivid

vivid

/ (ˈvɪvɪd) /


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

  2. brilliantly coloured: vivid plumage

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

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

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

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

  5. uttered, operating, or acting with vigour: vivid expostulations

  6. full of life or vitality: a vivid personality

Origin of vivid

1
C17: from Latin vīvidus animated, from vīvere to live

Derived forms of vivid

  • vividly, adverb
  • vividness, noun

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