Definitions for vivid
ˈvɪv ɪdvivid

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 4 votes

1. graphic, lifelike, pictorial, vividadjective

   evoking lifelike images within the mind

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

2. vividadjective

   having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience

   "a vivid recollection"

3. bright, brilliant, vividadjective

   having striking color

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

4. intense, vividadjective

   (of color) having the highest saturation

   "vivid green"; "intense blue"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. vividnoun

   A felt-tipped permanent marker.

2. vividadjective

   clear, detailed or powerful

3. vividadjective

   bright, intense or colourful

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

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Vividadjective

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

2. Vividadjective

   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 DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

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

How to pronounce vivid?

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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. Suki John:

   She has a very vivid imagination which allows her to see things in her mind as they would appear on stage, she developed this visual acuity as a young dancer when she had one of her first operations on her eyes.

2. Denis Watley:

   Where there is life, there is hope. Where there are hopes, there are dreams. Where there are vivid dreams repeated, they become goals. Goals become the action plans and game plans that winners dwell on in intricate detail, knowing that achievement is almost automatic when the goal becomes an inner commitment. The response to the challenges of life -- purpose -- is the healing balm that enables each of us to face up to adversity and strife.

3. Bruce Blair:

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

4. David Bennett:

   The market for vivid blue diamonds of this level, it's so rare. Each stone is individual, in a sense, the GIA (Gemological Institute of America) graded 400 blue diamonds and only four of the 400 were graded (fancy) vivid blue. So even amongst this extremely rare class of blue diamonds, to get one vivid blue, 12 carats, internally flawless, is once in a blue moon.

5. Bryce Weiler:

   Joe Pott has allowed me to commentate [previous games] with him when no one else thought I could, and Mike Bradd has provided vivid descriptions, bringing pictures to life for me of the action taking place on the court.

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