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 | ||