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 Definitions of vivid  [ˈvɪv ɪd]  

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Definition of 'vivid' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) vivid
(of color, light, etc.) strikingly bright or intense; brilliant.

2.  vivid
having bright or striking colors.

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

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

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

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

Etymology:  (1630–40; < L vīvidus lively =vīv(ere) to live (see vital ) +-idus -id4)

Definition of 'vivid' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) graphic, lifelike, pictorial, vivid
evoking lifelike images within the mind
"pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description"

2. (adj) vivid
having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience
"a vivid recollection"

3. (adj) bright, brilliant, vivid
having striking color
"bright dress"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage"

4. (adj) intense, vivid
(of color) having the highest saturation
"vivid green"; "intense blue"


Definition of 'vivid' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) vivid
clear and intense
a vivid description

2.  vivid
(of a color) very bright
a vivid green; vividly painted; vividly portrayed


Definition of 'vivid' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) vivid
true to the life; exhibiting the appearance of life or freshness; animated; spirited; bright; strong; intense; as, vivid colors

2. (adj) vivid
forming brilliant images, or painting in lively colors; lively; sprightly; as, a vivid imagination


Translation of 'vivid' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (of colours etc) brilliant; very bright
The door was painted a vivid yellow; The trees were vivid in their autumn colours.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: helder Arabic flag Arabic: لامِع، مُشْرِق Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: ярък
Brazilian flag Brazilian: vivo Czech flag Czech: svítivý German flag German: leuchtend
Danish flag Danish: klar Greek flag Greek: ζωηρός, έντονος Spanish flag Spanish: vivo, intenso
Estonian flag Estonian: ere Farsi flag Farsi: درخشان؛ روشن Finnish flag Finnish: kirkas
French flag French: vif Hebrew flag Hebrew: עַז Hindi flag Hindi: चमकीला
Croatian flag Croatian: živ Hungarian flag Hungarian: élénk Indonesian flag Indonesian: cemerlang
Icelandic flag Icelandic: skær, bjartur Italian flag Italian: vivo Japanese flag Japanese: 鮮かな
Korean flag Korean: 선명한 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: ryškus Latvian flag Latvian: spilgts
Malay flag Malay: terang Dutch flag Dutch: helder Norwegian flag Norwegian: lysende, klar, livlig
Polish flag Polish: jaskrawy Persian flag Persian: درخشان؛ روشن Pashto flag Pashto: تازه، ژوندى: روڼ، روښان:
Portuguese flag Portuguese: vivo Romanian flag Romanian: intens; strălucitor Russian flag Russian: яркий
Slovak flag Slovak: jasný, žiarivý Slovenian flag Slovenian: živ Serbian flag Serbian: svetao
Swedish flag Swedish: ljus, glad, klar Thai flag Thai: เจิดจ้า Turkish flag Turkish: parlak, canlı
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 鮮艷的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: яскравий Urdu flag Urdu: چمک دار
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: chói lọi, sặc sỡ Chinese flag Chinese: 鲜艳的

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