Vivid Definition

vĭvĭd
vividest
adjective
vividest
Full of life; vigorous; lively; striking.
A vivid personality.
Webster's New World
Bright; intense; brilliant.
Webster's New World
Having intensely bright colors.
A vivid tapestry.
American Heritage
Brightly colored.
A vivid tapestry.
Webster's New World
Having a very high degree of saturation.
A vivid purple.
American Heritage
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noun
(New Zealand) A felt-tipped permanent marker.
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Other Word Forms of Vivid

Noun

Singular:
vivid
Plural:
vivids

Adjective

Base Form:
vivid
Superlative:
vividest

Origin of Vivid

  • From Latin vividus (“animated, spirited"), from vivere (“to live"), akin to vita (“life"), Ancient Greek βίος (bios, “life").

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin vīvidus from vīvere to live gwei- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Vivid Sentence Examples

  • The woman has a vivid imagination.

  • It was a very vivid dream.

  • Not that she could deny a vivid imagination.

  • Victor Cousin has devoted four volumes to her, which, though immensely diffuse, give a vivid picture of her time.

  • Only those touched by fate had such vivid memories that entered her mind unbidden.

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Words Starting With

VVIVIV

Words Ending With

DIDVID

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Words Starting With V and Ending With D

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5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With V5 Letter Words Ending With D