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vivid

viv·id [ vívvid ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. very bright: strikingly bright or intense in color

2. graphic: producing strong and distinct mental images

3. inventive: active and inventive
a vivid imagination

4. extremely clear and fresh: characterized by striking clarity, distinctness, or truth to life when perceived either by the eye or the mind
a vivid image

5. lively: characterized by spirit and animation

[Mid-17th century. < Latin vividus< vivus "alive" < vivere "to live"]

viv·id·ly adverb
viv·id·ness noun
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