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vivid - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'vivid' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Vivid [ a.]
- True to the life; exhibiting the appearance of life or freshness; animated; spirited; bright; strong; intense; as, vivid colors.
- Forming brilliant images, or painting in lively colors; lively; sprightly; as, a vivid imagination.

Meaning of 'vivid' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . vivid [ s]
Meaning (1):
- having strong or striking color
Example in sentence:
  • a bird with vivid plumage;
  • bright dress;
  • brilliant tapestries
Meaning (2):
- evoking lifelike images within the mind
Example in sentence:
  • a lifelike portrait;
  • a vivid description;
  • graphic accounts of battle;
  • pictorial poetry and prose
Meaning (3):
- having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience
Example in sentence:
  • a vivid recollection
Meaning (4):
- (of color) having the highest saturation
Example in sentence:
  • intense blue;
  • vivid green