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Added 28 September 2026

vivid

/ˈvɪv.ɪd/ adjective

Latin root: vividus Wiktionary

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Producing powerful feelings or clear images in the mind.
Her description of the storm was so vivid you could almost feel the wind.

Origin

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.

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