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.

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1 bright, brilliant, intense.

2 spirited, vivacious, intense.

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Origin of vivid

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

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3. See picturesque.

OTHER WORDS FROM vivid

viv·id·ly, adverbviv·id·ness, vi·vid·i·ty

[vi-vid-i-tee], /vɪˈvɪd ɪ ti/, nouno·ver·viv·id, adjectiveo·ver·viv·id·ness, noun

un·viv·id, adjectiveun·viv·id·ness, noun

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How to use vivid in a sentence

They use vivid descriptions of symptoms to justify why they can’t write a report or go on a video call.
‘An unhealthy level of guilt’: Culture of presentism is making it harder to justify taking sick days|Jessica Davies|December 16, 2020|Digiday
In a few words, he could distill layers of history and culture into vivid brushstrokes of narrative.
Revisiting Pakistan’s tangle of contradictions and violence|Bilal Qureshi|December 11, 2020|Washington Post
The data is a grim and vivid reflection of the struggle many students face with remote instruction.
Failing grades double and triple — some rising sixfold — amid pandemic learning|Donna St. George|December 3, 2020|Washington Post
That’s when the most vivid dreams come, entire epics packed into the 15 or 20 minutes before I wake again.
It’s true: Waking up is hard to do, especially when there’s a smartphone involved|John Kelly|November 22, 2020|Washington Post

The way they came together in the definition of a single object is a vivid illustration of the way math grows more complex over time — and of why it’s so important to lay the foundations of mathlib correctly.
Building the Mathematical Library of the Future|Kevin Hartnett|October 1, 2020|Quanta Magazine
On this head the Short History may be admitted to have occasionally purchased vividity at the price of exactitude.
Studies in Contemporary Biography|James Bryce, Viscount Bryce

British Dictionary definitions for vivid

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 colouredvivid plumage

conveying to the mind striking realism, freshness, or trueness to life; graphica 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 sensesa vivid feeling of shame

uttered, operating, or acting with vigourvivid expostulations

full of life or vitalitya vivid personality

Derived forms of vivid

vividly, adverbvividness, noun

Word Origin for vivid

C17: from Latin vīvidus animated, from vīvere to live

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