vivid

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective evoking lifelike images within the mind
  2. adjective having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience
  3. adjective having striking color

Etymology

The noun sense (a type of marker pen) was genericized from Bic's Vivid Marker brand.

In classic literature

Synonyms

graphic, lifelike, pictorial

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