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adjective
1.
strikingly bright or intense, as color, light, etc.: a vivid green.
2.
full of life; lively; animated: a vivid personality.
3.
presenting the appearance, freshness, spirit, etc., of life; realistic: a vivid account.
4.
strong, distinct, or clearly perceptible: a vivid recollection.
5.
forming distinct and striking mental images: a vivid imagination.
Related forms
viv·id·ly, adverb
viv·id·ness, vi·vid·i·ty, noun
o·ver·viv·id, adjective
o·ver·viv·id·ly, adverb
o·ver·viv·id·ness, noun
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Vivid
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Word Origin & History
vivid
1638, from L. vividus "spirited, animated, lively," from vivus "alive," from PIE *gwei- (see vital). Extension to colors is first recorded 1665. Sense of "strong, distinct" (as of memories, etc.) is from 1690; that of "very active or intense" (as of imagination, interest, etc.) is from 1853.
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Computing Dictionary
VIVID definition
A numerical constraint-oriented language.
["VIVID: The Kernel of a Knowledge Representation Environment Based on the Constraints Paradigm of Computation", J. Maleki, Proc 20th Annual Hawaii Intl Conf on System Sciences (Jan 1987) pp.591-597].
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