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vivid(dictionary)

vivid (iou)



vivid adjective. M17.
[Latin vividus, from vivere live, vivus alive, lively: see -ID1.]
Full of life; vigorous, animated, lively. M17.
Wilkie Collins Her face expressed vivid interest and astonishment. S. Bellow This pretty lady had been a vivid heroine of the Jazz Age.
a. Of colour, light, etc.: intensely bright, brilliant, glaring. M17.
Antique Collector The most vivid hues or the gentler pastel shades. Guardian Their vivid blue, highlighted by sudden shafts of sunlight.
b. Brilliantly coloured or lit. L17.
K. Tynan He struts like a prize rooster, vivid in scarlet and gold.
Clearly or distinctly perceived; intensely or strongly felt or expressed. L17.
H. Read The memory of that journey is still vivid in my mind. R. Strange Initial impressions, however powerful and vivid, fade.
a. Of an action or operation: proceeding or taking place with great vigour or activity. E18.
b. Of a mental faculty: capable of strong and distinct impressions, producing clear images, active. E19.
A. S. Byatt She had a vivid imagination.
c. Of description etc.: making a sharp and clear impression on the senses, striking, graphic; lifelike. M19.
Oxford Today A brilliantly vivid picture of prewar life in St Thomas's. D. M. Thomas A vivid account of his first experience of a massacre.
vi'vidity noun (a) vitality; (b) the quality or state of being vivid; vividness: E17.
vividly adverb M17.
vividness noun M17.