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Grammar : Adj
Spell : viv-id
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɪv ɪd



Definition of vivid

Origin :
  • 1630s, from Latin vividus "spirited, animated, lively," from vivus "alive," from PIE *gwei- (see vital). Extension to colors is first recorded 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.
  • adj intense, powerful
Example sentences :
  • Weeks passed away, and with them the vivid memories of that time.
  • Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
  • At this revelation a vivid blush glowed on Gracie Dennis' cheek.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • This is so broad, however, that it may not make a direct and vivid impression.
  • Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
  • The vivid beauty of her blush startled him, and she drew her hand quickly from his.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • Simultaneously he received a vivid mental photograph of the locality.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • But, foolish as we know them to be, they are not the less horrible to a child's vivid imagination.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • On, therefore, we hurried, and soon the reality of the war was vivid to us again.
  • Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
  • Vivid as it seems—all I suffer as I write is but a faint phantasm of what I then endured.
  • Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
  • The early portions of the novel are especially truthful and vivid.
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 » by Various
  • To this day it is as vivid before me, as if I had actually lived through it.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill

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