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Vivid

 viv·id

adjective
  1. 1.
    producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind.
    "memories of that evening were still vivid."

  2. 2.
    (of a color) 
    very strong : very high in chroma
  3.  intensely deep or bright.
    "the rhododendron bush provides a vivid splash of mauve"


having the appearance of vigorous life or freshness : lively. "vivid sketch" 3. : producing a strong or clear impression on the senses "vivid description" : sharp, intense. specifically : producing distinct mental images.

Similar: graphic, evocative, realistic, true to life, lifelike, detailed, lucid, picturesque, lively, stimulating, memorable, emotive.

Opposite: vague, boring

viv·id·ly
adverb
  1. 1.
    in a way that produces powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind.
  2.      "I vividly remember my first day at school"
  3.      "Research suggested that people can vividly recall events that never happened"
  4. 2.  in an intensely deep or bright manner.
         "flowers of different hues shining vividly in the bright sunshine"

Similar: distinctly, graphically, strongly, perceptibly, sharply.

viv·id·ness
Vividness means clarity or brightness, like the vividness of a specific, distinct childhood memory or the vividness of a glowing neon sign on a clear night.
the vividness of his description"

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