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Vivid

see synonyms of vivid

Adjective

1. graphic, lifelike, pictorial, vivid

evoking lifelike images within the mind

Example Sentences:
'pictorial poetry and prose'
'graphic accounts of battle'
'a lifelike portrait'
'a vivid description'

2. vivid

having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience

Example Sentences:
'a vivid recollection'

3. bright, brilliant, vivid

having striking color

Example Sentences:
'bright dress'
'brilliant tapestries'
'a bird with vivid plumage'

4. intense, vivid

(of color) having the highest saturation

Example Sentences:
'vivid green'
'intense blue'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Vivid

see synonyms of vivid
adjective
1. 
(of a colour) very bright; having a very high saturation or purity; produced by a pure or almost pure colouring agent
2. 
brilliantly coloured
vivid plumage
3. 
conveying to the mind striking realism, freshness, or trueness to life; graphic
a vivid account
4. 
(of a recollection, memory, etc) remaining distinct in the mind
5. 
(of the imagination, etc) prolific in the formation of lifelike images
6. 
making a powerful impact on the emotions or senses
a vivid feeling of shame
7. 
uttered, operating, or acting with vigour
vivid expostulations
8. 
full of life or vitality
a vivid personality

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Vivid

see synonyms of vivid
adjective
1. 
full of life; vigorous; lively; striking
a vivid personality
2. 
a. 
bright; intense; brilliant
said of colors, light, etc.
b. 
brightly colored
a vivid tapestry
3. 
forming clear or striking mental images; strong; active; daring
a vivid imagination
4. 
clearly perceived by the mind, as a recollection
5. 
bringing strikingly realistic or lifelike images to the mind
a vivid description

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Vivid

see synonyms of vivid
adj. viv·id·er, viv·id·est
1. Perceived as bright and distinct; brilliant: a vivid star.
2.
a. Having intensely bright colors: a vivid tapestry.
b. Having a very high degree of saturation: a vivid purple.
3. Presented in clear and striking manner: a vivid account of the incident.
4. Perceived or felt with the freshness of immediate experience: a vivid recollection of their childhood.
5. Active in forming lifelike images: a vivid imagination.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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