Definitions for vividness
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
viv•idˈvɪv ɪd(adj.)
(of color, light, etc.) strikingly bright or intense; brilliant.
having bright or striking colors.
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.
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
color, colour, vividness(noun)
interest and variety and intensity
"the Puritan Period was lacking in color"; "the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness"
saturation, chroma, intensity, vividness(noun)
chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue
Wiktionary
vividness(Noun)
The quality or state of being vivid.
Translations for vividness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- helderheidAfrikaans
- وُضوح، حَيَوِيَّهArabic
- яркостBulgarian
- vividezPortuguese (BR)
- temperamentCzech
- die LebhaftigkeitGerman
- livfuldhed; klarhedDanish
- ζωηρότηταGreek
- intensidad, vivacidadSpanish
- elavusEstonian
- روشنی؛ جانمندیFarsi
- elävyysFinnish
- vivacitéFrench
- חִיוּתHebrew
- स्पष्टता, सजीवताHindi
- živostCroatian
- élénkségHungarian
- kejelasanIndonesian
- hressileikiIcelandic
- vividezza, vivacitàItalian
- 鮮明さJapanese
- 생생함Korean
- gyvumas, ryškumasLithuanian
- spilgtums; dzīvumsLatvian
- kejelasanMalay
- helderheid, levendigheidDutch
- klarhet, livlighetNorwegian
- żywość, jaskrawoścPolish
- روشنی؛ جانمندیPersian
- تازه والى، روښنايي، توندي، څرګندتيا، اّسانيPashto
- vivacidadePortuguese
- vivacitateRomanian
- яркость, чёткость, живостьRussian
- živosť, temperamentSlovak
- živostSlovenian
- živahnostSerbian
- livlighetSwedish
- ความชัดเจนThai
- canlılıkTurkish
- 生動, 活潑Chinese (Trad.)
- яскравістьUkrainian
- چمک، حرکت، چستيUrdu
- sự sinh độngVietnamese
- 生动，活泼Chinese (Simp.)
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