vivid

CEFRB2

/ˈvɪvɪd/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Very clear, detailed, or bright.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Bright, intense, or colourful.

Examples

  • My memory of that is still vivid.

  • That will give you a vivid impression.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Full of life; strikingly alive.

  2. Clear, detailed, or powerful.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A felt-tipped permanent marker; a marker pen.

More examples

In context

  • The event still remains vivid in my memory.

  • The vivid, untrammeled life appealed to him, and for a time he had found delight in it; but he was wise and knew that once peace was established there would be no room in Cuba for the Sin Verguenza.

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Origin

adjective

Learned borrowing from Latin vividus (“animated, spirited”), from vivere (“to live”), akin to vita (“life”), Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”). The noun sense (a type of marker pen) was genericized from Bic's Vivid Marker brand.