vivid
pronunciation
How to pronounce vivid in British English:
UK [ˈvɪvɪd]
How to pronounce vivid in American English:
US [ˈvɪvɪd]
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- Adjective:
- evoking lifelike images within the mind
- having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience
- having striking color
- (of color) having the highest saturation
Word Origin
- vivid
- vivid: [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 belong convivial [17], revive [15], survive [15], victuals, viper, vital, vitamin, vivacious [17], and vivisection [18].=> biology, convivial, quick, revive, survive, victuals, viper, vital, vitamin, vivacious, vivisection, zoo
- vivid (adj.)
- 1630s, from French vivide and perhaps also directly from Latin vividus "spirited, animated, lively, full of life," from vivus "alive," from PIE *gweie- (1) "to live" (see bio-). Extension to colors is from 1660s. Sense of "strong, distinct" (as of memories, etc.) is from 1680s; that of "very active or intense" (as of imagination, interest, etc.) is from 1853. Related: Vividly; vividness.
Antonym
Example
- 1. My most vivid recollection of that summer is the ocean .
- 2. His poems are good , very vivid and emotional .
- 3. What we get instead is a vivid set of philosophical tales that are notable for their judicious use of sources , including rare early works .
- 4. Although he looks tired , tzi has vivid brown eyes .
- 5. They are mirrors within mirrors , creating a sequential and dynamic series of vivid comparisons and reflections .