Antonyms for vivid

Grammar : Adj

Spell : viv-id

Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɪv ɪd

Definition of vivid

Origin : 1630s, from Latin vividus "spirited, animated, lively," from vivus "alive," from PIE *gwei- (see vital). Extension to colors is first recorded 1660s. Sense of "strong, distinct" (as of memories, etc.) is from 1680s; that of "very active or intense" (as of imagination, interest, etc.) is from 1853. Related: Vividly; vividness.

adj intense, powerful

Example sentences :

Weeks passed away, and with them the vivid memories of that time.
Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder

At this revelation a vivid blush glowed on Gracie Dennis' cheek.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

This is so broad, however, that it may not make a direct and vivid impression.
Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell

The vivid beauty of her blush startled him, and she drew her hand quickly from his.
Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various

Simultaneously he received a vivid mental photograph of the locality.
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

But, foolish as we know them to be, they are not the less horrible to a child's vivid imagination.
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

On, therefore, we hurried, and soon the reality of the war was vivid to us again.
Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable

Vivid as it seems—all I suffer as I write is but a faint phantasm of what I then endured.
Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald

The early portions of the novel are especially truthful and vivid.
Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 » by Various

To this day it is as vivid before me, as if I had actually lived through it.
Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill

Synonyms for vivid

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