vivid
Americanadjective
-
strikingly bright or intense, as color, light, etc..
a vivid green.
-
full of life; lively; animated.
a vivid personality.
-
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.
adjective
-
(of a colour) very bright; having a very high saturation or purity; produced by a pure or almost pure colouring agent
-
brilliantly coloured
vivid plumage
-
conveying to the mind striking realism, freshness, or trueness to life; graphic
a vivid account
-
(of a recollection, memory, etc) remaining distinct in the mind
-
(of the imagination, etc) prolific in the formation of lifelike images
-
making a powerful impact on the emotions or senses
a vivid feeling of shame
-
uttered, operating, or acting with vigour
vivid expostulations
-
full of life or vitality
a vivid personality
Related Words
See picturesque.
Other Word Forms
- overvivid adjective
- overvividness noun
- unvivid adjective
- unvividness noun
- vividity noun
- vividly adverb
- vividness noun
Etymology
Origin of vivid
First recorded in 1630–40; from Latin vīvidus “lively,” equivalent to vīv(ere) “to live” + -idus adjective suffix; vital, -id 4
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Mr. Ireland sketches the antagonists with vivid details.
Its beams are slightly more vivid through the large windows of the Edition, which sit at the edge of a secluded area of the hotel.
From Los Angeles Times
“Defiance” offers a prism on Syria’s authoritarian society before the 2011 uprising and subsequent civil war, and vivid snapshots of the devastation that the war unleashed.
From Los Angeles Times
This visual history of the World Cup from 1930 to present day shows iconic moments from the sport staged with vivid detail, and is brought to life by Barrois’ miniature figures made from gum wrappers.
From Los Angeles Times
Which is how I fell, slightly obsessively, into the surprisingly vivid world of lunch cookbooks — and from there into an even more specific niche: studio cookbooks.
From Salon
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
