/ˈvɪvɪd/
OriginLearned 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.
- Clear, detailed, or powerful.
- Bright, intense, or colourful.
“Whenever the locomotive was working hard there was unmistakable evidence of its higher power than its predecessors in the brilliant and explosive arcing between conductor shoes and the third rail; thi”
“The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. To display them the walls had been tinted a vivid blue which had now faded, but the carpet, which ha”
- Full of life; strikingly alive.
“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.”
- New-ZealandA felt-tipped permanent marker; a marker pen.
Formsmore vivid(comparative) · vivider(comparative) · most vivid(superlative) · vividest(superlative) · vivids(plural)