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Vivid: Definition, Usage & Common Mistakes (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：strikingly clear (vivid)

vivid 🔊

/ˈvɪvɪd/

adj.

Producing very clear and strong pictures or feelings in your mind, like you can almost see or feel them.

Vivid meaning illustrated by an expressive storyteller captivating an audience with a clear, lifelike description.

strikingly clear 🔊

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/ˈstraɪkɪŋli klɪr/

adj.

Describing a mental image, memory, or description that is so clear and powerful it feels real and immediate.

📁 Category：Language Evolution 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'vividus', meaning 'lively, animated', from 'vivere' (to live).

💡 Mnemonic

Vivid Visions. Very Intense Details. 'Vi-Vi-D' sounds like 'See-See-Deep', implying clear mental pictures.

📖 Example

Her vivid description of her childhood home made me feel like I was standing right in the garden. 🔊 Her strikingly clear description of her childhood home made me feel like I was standing right in the garden.

🔗 Collocations

vivid imagination – an ability to create very clear and detailed images in the mind

vivid memory – a recollection that is exceptionally clear and detailed

vivid dream – a dream that feels intensely real and detailed

🔄 Synonyms

graphic (adj.) – giving a very clear and detailed picture, especially of something unpleasant

lifelike (adj.) – very similar to the real person or thing

evocative (adj.) – bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind

🚫 Antonyms

vague (adj.) – not clear in shape, form, or meaning; indistinct

hazy (adj.) – not clear or distinct; misty

dim (adj.) – not clearly remembered or perceived; faint

🌱 Derivatives

vividly (adv.) – in a strikingly clear manner

vividness (n.) – the quality of being strikingly clear or intense

📖 Cultural Story

The word originates from the Latin 'vividus' (lively), stemming from 'vivere' (to live). This etymological connection directly links the modern sense of 'strikingly clear' or 'intensely bright' to the fundamental concept of 'life' and vitality.

Meaning 2：intensely bright (vivid)

vivid 🔊

/ˈvɪvɪd/

adj.

Used to describe colours that are very bright, strong, and easy to see.

intensely bright 🔊

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/ɪnˈtɛnsli braɪt/

adj.

Describing colors that are exceptionally strong, bold, and saturated, making them very noticeable.

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📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The parrot's feathers were a vivid green and blue, standing out against the green leaves. 🔊 The parrot's feathers were an intensely bright green and blue, standing out against the green leaves.

🔗 Collocations

vivid colors – extremely bright and strong colors

vivid red – a very intense and pure shade of red

vivid contrast – a very noticeable difference, especially between bright colors

🔄 Synonyms

vibrant (adj.) – full of energy and life; (of color) bright and striking

brilliant (adj.) – exceptionally bright, vivid, or intense

intense (adj.) – of extreme force, degree, or strength; (of color) very deep or vivid

🚫 Antonyms

dull (adj.) – lacking brightness, vividness, or shine

faded (adj.) – having lost freshness or brilliance of color

muted (adj.) – subdued or softened in color, sound, or tone