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

[Latin vīvidus, from vīvere, to live.]

vividly viv'id·ly adv.
vividness viv'id·ness n.
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adjective

  1. Full of color: bright, colorful, gay, rich. See colors/colorless.
  2. Evoking strong mental images through distinctiveness: colorful, picturesque. See strong/weak.
  3. Described verbally in sharp and accurate detail: graphic, lifelike, photographic, pictorial, picturesque, realistic. See specific/general, words.

 
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adj

Definition: intense, powerful
Antonyms: dull, weak


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Bright and strong. Also: Forming a clear picture in the mind.

pronunciation There is no striving for glory without a vivid awareness of an audience. — Eric Hoffer (1902-1983).

 
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - levende, livlig, livagtig, knald-

Nederlands (Dutch)
helder, levendig

Français (French)
adj. - vif, aux couleurs vives, clair, éclatant, très net (une image), frappant, vivant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - kräftig, heftig, lebendig, lebhaft

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ζωηρός, ζωντανός, (για χρώμα) έντονος, ζωηρός, εκφραστικός, παραστατικός, εντυπωσιακός

Italiano (Italian)
chiaro, vivido

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - vívido, brilhante, nítido

Русский (Russian)
живой, четкий, яркий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - vívido, gráfico, intenso, enérgico, pintoresco

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - livlig, skarp

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
生动的, 鲜艳的, 鲜明的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 生動的, 鮮豔的, 鮮明的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 생동하는, 선명한, 완연한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 鮮やかな, 生き生きとした, 鮮明な, 元気な, はっきりした

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) حي, زاه, نشيط, شديد الوضوح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חזק (אור), בהיר (שכל), חי, שופע חיים, נמרץ, עז‬


 
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