Definitions for vivid
ˈvɪv ɪdvivid

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. vivid(Noun)

   A felt-tipped permanent marker.

2. vivid(Adjective)

   clear, detailed or powerful

3. vivid(Adjective)

   bright, intense or colourful

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

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1. Vivid

   Vivid is the debut album by the American heavy metal band Living Colour, which was released on May 3, 1988. The band was discovered by Mick Jagger while playing a show at punk club CBGB's in 1987. The fact that Living Colour is an all-black heavy metal band drew much attention to the band and the album, which contained three singles and became one of the most popular albums of 1988, reaching #6 on the Billboard 200 and certified double platinum by the RIAA. The band would later receive a Grammy for their next studio release, Time's Up. The song "Funny Vibe" features a cameo appearance from Public Enemy's Chuck D and Flavor Flav. Vivid is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. It also contains a cover version of the Talking Heads' "Memories Can't Wait."

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Vivid

   viv′id, adj. lively or life-like: having the appearance of life: forming brilliant images in the mind: striking.—adv. Viv′idly.—ns. Viv′idness, Vivid′ity.—adj. Vivif′ic, vivifying.—ns. Vivificā′tion; Viv′ifier.—v.t. Viv′ify, to make vivid, endue with life. [L. vividus—vivĕre, to live.]

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1. vivid

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British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'vivid' in Adjectives Frequency: #1024

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of vivid in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of vivid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of vivid in a Sentence

1. George Will:

   Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence.

2. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   Imagination is a vision with vivid pictures in the canvas of the mind.

3. Donnacha Dennehy:

   They should be collected for schoolchildren, they're the most vivid contemporary accounts.

4. Bruce Blair:

   Japan is the only place where there is a really vivid example of what the nuclear age means.

5. Jackie Speier:

   I have a very vivid recollection of that experience, it was the quintessential issue around womanhood.

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