01 a. True to the life; exhibiting the appearance of life or freshness; animated; spirited; bright; strong; intense; as, vivid colors.
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True to the life; exhibiting the appearance of life or freshness; animated; spirited; bright; strong; intense; as, vivid colors.“In dazzling streaks the vivid lightnings play.” — Cowper.“Arts which present, with all the vivid charms of painting, the human face and human form divine.” — Bp. Hobart.
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Forming brilliant images, or painting in lively colors; lively; sprightly; as, a vivid imagination.“Body is a fit workhouse for sprightly, vivid faculties to exercise . . . themselves in.” — South.