VIVID
What does "VIVID" mean?
Bright, intense, and strikingly clear to the senses or the mind.
Meanings
- Producing strong, clear images or impressions in the mind. She gave a vivid account of the storm.
- Bright and intense in color. The market stalls were heaped with vivid spices.
- Full of life and energy; lively. His vivid imagination kept the whole class spellbound.
Did you know?
- A 'vivid' image is literally a living one: the word comes from Latin 'vivere', to live, the same root behind 'survive' and 'revive'.
Word origin
From Latin 'vividus' (lively, animated), from 'vivere' (to live); the same root that gives 'vivacious' and 'survive'.
A little poem
The dream fades by noon-
but one vivid red door stays
open in the mind.
haiku
Wordplay
- My memory of the party is vivid: I remember nothing, in great detail.
What it teaches
What we remember vividly we did not choose; intensity, not importance, decides what stays.
Quick facts
What does VIVID mean?
Bright, intense, and strikingly clear to the senses or the mind.
Is VIVID a valid word?
Yes — VIVID is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is VIVID?
VIVID has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does VIVID come from?
From Latin 'vividus' (lively, animated), from 'vivere' (to live); the same root that gives 'vivacious' and 'survive'.
What can VIVID teach us?
What we remember vividly we did not choose; intensity, not importance, decides what stays.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.