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noun
The quality or state of being vivid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: saturation, chroma, intensity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: color property
noun
interest and variety and intensity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: color, colour
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: interest, interestingness
History
Etymology tree Latin vīviduslbor. English vivid Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English vividness From vivid + -ness.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
