vivid
adjective
strikingly bright or intense, as color, light, etc..
vividness
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a word derived from
vivid.
Example Sentences
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Though the authenticity of Perpetua’s diary has occasionally been questioned, its vividness, earthy colloquial Latin and wealth of circumstantial detail strongly suggest that these are her words.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
In Bread of Angels, Smith writes with her usual vividness about her upbringing.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025
Eric Hoffer famously said that “Usually the strength of a mass movement is proportionate to the vividness and tangibility of its devil.”
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2024
It was the first blue pigment discovery in two centuries and a huge advance in safety and durability as well as vividness.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024
I heard of the organizational efforts of the Communist party among the Negroes of the South Side, but Communist activities were too remote to strike my mind with any degree of vividness.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
