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# vivid

«vivid» in Mova's school dictionary: **Very bright and strong in colour** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (vivid, more vivid, most vivid); adverb vividly; noun vividness

### meaning for a pupil

1) Very bright and strong in colour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vivid/#m1)

2) Very clear and detailed, so that it seems real (a vivid dream, a vivid memory). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vivid/#m2)

3) Lively and full of ideas (a vivid imagination). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vivid/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Used in English lessons about descriptive writing, in art about colours, and in stories to show something is strong and clear. Phrases: «vivid colours», «a vivid imagination», «vividly remember», «a vivid description».

### examples

- The parrot had vivid green and red feathers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vivid/#x1)
- I had a vivid dream about flying. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vivid/#x2)
- She has a vivid imagination. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vivid/#x3)
- He vividly remembers his first day at school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vivid/#x4)
- Use vivid words to describe the storm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vivid/#x5)
- The sunset was a vivid orange. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vivid/#x6)
- The book gives a vivid picture of life at sea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vivid/#x7)
- Now he could see glowing sparks, and vivid jets of flame. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vivid/#x8)

### note

Only an adjective; the adverb is «vividly». Opposite: dull, pale, faint. Spelling: one «v» at each end with «i» twice — v-i-v-i-d.

### In the corpora

- [Vivid example: at Christmas in Dublin, Auntie Siobhan hands Mum a lumpy orange jumper.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so/2/)
- [Vivid example: in Melbourne, cousin Jess moves into her first rented flat with a bag of old plates from Gran.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/38-looking-after-yourself-and-a-home/3/)
- [Vivid example: in a Leeds corner shop, Auntie Bev holds up a magazine: "SOAP STAR'S SECRET HEARTBREAK!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/46-tabloids-sources-close-to-and-the-photo/3/)
- [Vivid example: in Brisbane, little Jayden runs in: "Mum!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/47-viral-rumours-cancellations-fakes-and-apologies/2/)
- [Vivid example: in Dublin, Nan reads that an old actor has died.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/48-famous-people-are-people/3/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «vivid» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vivid/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.