vivid
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 →
2) Very clear and detailed, so that it seems real (a vivid dream, a vivid memory). tree →
3) Lively and full of ideas (a vivid imagination). tree →
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 appearance of this root in the SY’s introductory paragraph serves as a reminder that although we embark upon a text rich in vivid, grounded symbolism—even anthropomorphism—we should not hasten to take such symbolic language overly literally. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
- The parrot had vivid green and red feathers. tree →
- I had a vivid dream about flying. tree →
- She has a vivid imagination. tree →
- He vividly remembers his first day at school. tree →
- Use vivid words to describe the storm. tree →
- The sunset was a vivid orange. tree →
- The book gives a vivid picture of life at sea. tree →
- Now he could see glowing sparks, and vivid jets of flame. tree →
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.
- Vivid example: in Melbourne, cousin Jess moves into her first rented flat with a bag of old plates from Gran.
- Vivid example: in a Leeds corner shop, Auntie Bev holds up a magazine: "SOAP STAR'S SECRET HEARTBREAK!
- Vivid example: in Brisbane, little Jayden runs in: "Mum!
- Vivid example: in Dublin, Nan reads that an old actor has died.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «vivid» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.