Vivid

  • 21vivid — adj. 1 (of light or colour) strong, intense, glaring (a vivid flash of lightning; of a vivid green). 2 (of a mental faculty, impression, or description) clear, lively, graphic (has a vivid imagination; have a vivid recollection of the scene). 3… …

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  • 22vivid — adjective Etymology: Latin vividus, from vivere to live more at quick Date: 1634 1. of a color very strong ; very high in chroma 2. having the appearance of vigorous life or freshness ; lively < a vivid sketch > 3. producing a st …

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  • 23vivid — adj. 1 very bright VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. 2 very clear VERBS ▪ …

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  • 24vivid — [ˈvɪvɪd] adj 1) very clear and detailed a vivid description/image/memory[/ex] 2) a vivid example of something shows very clearly that something exists or is true 3) a vivid colour is strong and bright vividly adv vividness noun [U] …

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  • 25vivid — adjective 1) a vivid blue sea Syn: bright, colorful, brilliant, radiant, vibrant, glaring, strong, bold, deep, intense, rich, warm Ant: dull 2) …

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  • 26vivid — adjective 1) a vivid blue Syn: bright, colourful, brilliant, radiant, vibrant, strong, bold, deep, intense, rich, warm 2) a vivid account Syn: graphic …

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  • 27vivid — /ˈvɪvəd / (say vivuhd) adjective 1. strikingly bright, as colour, light, objects, etc.: a vivid green. 2. strikingly alive; full of life: a vivid personality. 3. lively or intense, as feelings, etc. 4. vigorous, as activities, etc. 5. lively, or&#8230; …

  • 28vivid — [17] Vivid was acquired from Latin vīvidus ‘full of life, lively’. This was derived from vīvere ‘live’, which in turn went back to the Indo European base *gwei , source also of English biology, quick, and zoo. To the same immediate word family&#8230; …

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  • 29vivid — adjective 1》 producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind: a vivid description. 2》 (of a colour) intensely deep or bright. 3》 archaic lively and vigorous. Derivatives vividly adverb vividness noun Origin C17: from L. vividus,&#8230; …

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  • 30vivid — [17] Vivid was acquired from Latin vīvidus ‘full of life, lively’. This was derived from vīvere ‘live’, which in turn went back to the Indo European base *gwei , source also of English biology, quick, and zoo. To the same immediate word family&#8230; …

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