English adjective: vivid | |||
1. | vivid evoking lifelike images within the mind | ||
Samples | Pictorial poetry and prose. Graphic accounts of battle. A lifelike portrait. A vivid description. | ||
Synonyms | graphic, lifelike, pictorial | ||
Similar | realistic | ||
Antonyms | unrealistic | ||
2. | vivid having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience | ||
Samples | A vivid recollection. | ||
Similar | clear | ||
Antonyms | unclear | ||
3. | vivid having striking color | ||
Samples | Bright dress. Brilliant tapestries. A bird with vivid plumage. | ||
Synonyms | bright, brilliant | ||
Similar | colorful, colourful | ||
Antonyms | colorless, colourless | ||
4. | vivid (of color) having the highest saturation | ||
Samples | Vivid green. Intense blue. | ||
Synonyms | intense | ||
Similar | pure, saturated | ||
Antonyms | unsaturated | ||