Definition of VIVID

vivid

Plural: vivids

Adjective Satellite

  • evoking lifelike images within the mind
    • "a vivid description"
  • having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience
    • "a vivid recollection"
  • having striking color
    • "a bird with vivid plumage"
  • (of color) having the highest saturation
    • "vivid green"

Adj

  • Clear, detailed, or powerful.
  • Bright, intense, or colourful.
  • Full of life; strikingly alive.

Noun

  • A felt-tipped permanent marker; a marker pen.

Adjective

  • Producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind.

Examples

  • The vivid array of letters on the Scrabble board sparked endless word possibilities.

Origin / Etymology

Learned 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.

Scrabble Score: 12

vivid: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
vivid: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vivid: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

vivid: valid Words With Friends Word