- (of a colour) very bright; having a very high saturation or purity; produced by a pure or almost pure colouring agent
- brilliantly coloured: vivid plumage
- conveying to the mind striking realism, freshness, or trueness to life; graphic: a vivid account
- (of a recollection, memory, etc) remaining distinct in the mind
- (of the imagination, etc) prolific in the formation of lifelike images
- uttered, operating, or acting with vigour
- full of life or vitality: a vivid personality
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
viv•id /ˈvɪvɪd/USA pronunciation
adj.
viv•id•ness, n. [uncountable]See -viv-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- (of color, light, etc.) strikingly bright or intense;
brilliant:a vivid red. - having bright or striking colors.
- presenting the appearance, freshness, spirit, etc., of life;
realistic:a vivid account of the wedding. - detailed;
distinct:a vivid dream. - full of life;
lively:a vivid personality.
viv•id•ness, n. [uncountable]See -viv-.
viv•id
(viv′id),USA pronunciation adj.
viv′id•ly, adv.
viv′id•ness, vi•vid′i•ty, n.
- strikingly bright or intense, as color, light, etc.:a vivid green.
- full of life;
lively;
animated:a vivid personality. - presenting the appearance, freshness, spirit, etc., of life;
realistic:a vivid account. - strong, distinct, or clearly perceptible:a vivid recollection.
- forming distinct and striking mental images:a vivid imagination.
- Latin vīvidus lively, equivalent. to vīv(ere) to live (see vital) + -idus -id4
- 1630–40
viv′id•ness, vi•vid′i•ty, n.
- 1. bright, brilliant, intense. 2. spirited, vivacious, intense. 3. See picturesque.
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vivid /ˈvɪvɪd/ adj
'vivid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ageratum
- Aubrey
- bright
- brilliant
- cardinal
- carmine
- Casanova
- colourful
- crimson
- delirium tremens
- eidetic
- Fabre
- Froissart
- Gobelin
- imaginative
- Kilvert
- lively
- lurid
- Peake
- pictorial
- picture
- picturesque
- Pre-Raphaelite
- psychedelic
- relief
- revive
- rich
- scarlet
- sensationalize
- Sévigné
- shocking
- strong
- Synge
- Tyrian purple
- ultramarine
- vibrant
- vision
- vivify
- whizzy
- Adam
- alive
- beauty
- bespangle
- character
- color
- colorful
- cornflower
- coruscate
- deep
- drama