Definitions for vividˈvɪv ɪd

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

viv•idˈvɪv ɪd(adj.)

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

  2. having bright or striking colors.

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

    a vivid account.

  4. strong, distinct, or clearly perceptible:

    a vivid recollection.

  5. forming distinct and striking mental images:

    a vivid imagination.

  6. full of life; lively; animated:

    a vivid personality.

Origin of vivid:

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

viv′id•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. graphic, lifelike, pictorial, vivid(adj)

    evoking lifelike images within the mind

    "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description"

  2. vivid(adj)

    having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience

    "a vivid recollection"

  3. bright, brilliant, vivid(adj)

    having striking color

    "bright dress"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage"

  4. intense, vivid(adj)

    (of color) having the highest saturation

    "vivid green"; "intense blue"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. vivid(adjective)ˈvɪv ɪd

    clear and intense

    a vivid description

  2. vividˈvɪv ɪd

    (of a color) very bright

    a vivid green; vividly painted; vividly portrayed

Wiktionary

  1. vivid(Noun)

    A felt-tipped permanent marker.

  2. vivid(Adjective)

    clear, detailed or powerful

  3. vivid(Adjective)

    bright, intense or colourful

  4. Origin: From vividus, from vivere, akin to vita, Greek βίος.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Vivid(adj)

    true to the life; exhibiting the appearance of life or freshness; animated; spirited; bright; strong; intense; as, vivid colors

  2. Vivid(adj)

    forming brilliant images, or painting in lively colors; lively; sprightly; as, a vivid imagination


Translations for vivid

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

vivid(adjective)

(of colours etc) brilliant; very bright

The door was painted a vivid yellow; The trees were vivid in their autumn colours.

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