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| viv·id [ vívvid ] |
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1. very bright: strikingly bright or intense in color
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2. graphic: producing strong and distinct mental images
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3. inventive: active and inventive
  a vivid imagination
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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
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5. lively: characterized by spirit and animation
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| [Mid-17th century. < Latin vividus< vivus "alive" < vivere "to live"] |
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| viv·id·ly adverb |
| viv·id·ness noun |
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