adjective

• 1Producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind.

  ‘memories of that evening were still vivid’

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  • ‘a vivid description’
  • ‘New moving images may become as vivid and powerful as traumatic memories in the mind of a child survivor.’
  • ‘Kit could feel the anger coursing through his mind and everything was vivid and clear.’
  • ‘She had another terrible nightmare and could not shake the vivid images from her mind.’
  • ‘The images were still vivid in her mind, as if she were watching a scene of a movie over and over again.’
  • ‘Some of his set pieces can conjure a more vivid image in the mind's eye than the surviving works of art themselves.’
  • ‘His images created by the vivid description of desert life and earthly love scenes were never excelled by later lyricists.’
  • ‘It's also notable that Wright leaves a far more vivid and haunting image in your mind.’
  • ‘The image of his death remains a vivid picture in my mind that I often replay today.’
  • ‘The images, sounds and feelings are so vivid that the mind can't distinguish between reality and imagination.’
  • ‘And most of us do that, providing our readers with vivid images and resonant sounds.’
  • ‘Trent's words from the night before were still fresh in her mind, painting vivid pictures.’
  • ‘My mind has a vivid picture of it. do, since it happens in the blink of an eye.’
  • ‘A clear and vivid mental picture must always precede the actual picture on paper.’
  • ‘Kat woke up with a start, the images from the previous night's dreams still vivid in her mind.’
  • ‘My eyes shot open, the image of concrete inches from my face still vivid in my mind.’
  • ‘When people hear the name Titanic many vivid and emotional images come to mind.’
  • ‘Drop the unoriginal, vanilla stories and go for the ones that leave a strong, vivid impression.’
  • ‘The details of that day were so vivid in Adam's mind that it seemed like it had happened only yesterday.’
  • ‘The descriptions were so vivid she could almost picture the races that he spoke of.’
  • ‘The picture remains to this day vivid in my mind, as if it lingers there only to torture me.’

  Synonyms

  graphic, evocative, realistic, true to life, lifelike, faithful, authentic, clear, crystal clear, detailed, lucid, striking, arresting, impressive, colourful, highly coloured, rich, dramatic, picturesque, lively, stimulating, interesting, fascinating, scintillating

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• 2(of a color) intensely deep or bright.

  ‘the rhododendron bush provides a vivid splash of mauve’

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  • ‘The deep, vivid colours make angels landing by silence much more than just another flower picture.’
  • ‘The display is great-very large, as you can see, with a bright backlight and vivid colour.’
  • ‘His pieces are bright, luminous and painted in vivid colours.’
  • ‘These will be in keeping with the dark, vivid colours within the store which includes deep reds and olive greens.’
  • ‘Fluorescent colours are vivid and eye-catching, even from a distance, because of special pigment used in the dyes.’
  • ‘Colours are vivid and symbolic, including rich purple parchment and gold lettering.’
  • ‘Sweet peas, busy Lizzies, pansies and marigolds are bringing vivid colours to a location which is on the brink of massive investment.’
  • ‘You don't have to cross the Atlantic to enjoy vivid colours.’
  • ‘The quest was for good, strong geraniums to go in a big planter by the front door and give us a dash of vivid colour right through the summer and on into the autumn.’
  • ‘Of course, its vivid colours are depicted, but also the grimy greys and blacks of modern urban Spain.’
  • ‘These make ideal portable plants providing a fragrant perfume and vivid colour in early to mid-summer next year.’
  • ‘The only vivid colour was in the bays where waterlilies flowered.’
  • ‘Its limpid pools, vivid colours and unusual plants will reinforce your sense of tranquility and equanimity.’
  • ‘I have enjoyed painting in vivid colour for years now - the colours work on the psyche.’
  • ‘At the time, I liked big, single blooms with vivid colours, but now I've rather gone off them.’
  • ‘Walk this soon just for the heather and don't much worry about the weather because the colour is more vivid under a dull sky.’
  • ‘We experience colour as feelings, and vivid colours can make you feel sassy, wild and energised.’
  • ‘Beetroot is also great for making soup and can be sliced, diced or grated to add vivid colour to salads.’
  • ‘I simply cannot resist going back to enjoy their vivid colours and sturdy growth.’
  • ‘Most of these murals are very well preserved, and still bear most of their features and their vivid colours.’

  Synonyms

  bright, bright-coloured, colourful, deep-coloured, brilliant, glowing, radiant, vibrant, strong, bold, deep, intense, rich, warm, flaming, flamboyant, glaring, eye-catching

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• 3archaic (of a person or animal) lively and vigorous.

  ‘Fisk is a garlanded, dynamic, vivid reporter, one of the best in the world.’

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  • ‘The question is whether the author can live up to the vivid characters and style of the first book.’
  • ‘Bristling with vivid characters, they give an electrifying glimpse into an unknown world.’
  • ‘He's a vivid character - a mystery that we as readers want to have solved but never can.’
  • ‘His innocent boyish face suggests a young, vivid child, a likeable person.’

  Synonyms

  dynamic, flamboyant, striking, strong, powerful, fiery, lively, animated, spirited, vibrant, vital, vigorous, energetic, vivacious, zestful

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