vivid imagery
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- noun
- /ˈvɪvɪd ˈɪmɪdʒəri/
- Literature
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imágenes vívidas
- Jesus speaks with vivid imagery using the physical body as an illustration of what it is to choose and to shape our internal reality.
- experience vivid imagery
- more vivid imagery
Examples
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I found his modern contemporary, John D. MacDonald, later in life, and marveled at the vivid imagery evoked in his works.
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Subjects who experience more vivid imagery were more vulnerable to false memories when they were stressed.
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This comforting writing was again in the form of apocalyptic literature with its creative style and vivid imagery.
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Ancient myth and poetry were characterized by the use of vivid imagery and a feeble grasp of reasoning similar to the conceptions of children.
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In certain instances, an ekphrastic passage or phrase appears to spark his imagination, evoking vivid imagery.
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Nokia CEO Stephen Elop in February 2011 used a story to create vivid imagery for Nokia's entire workforce to create a common context for a difficult message.
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The poem's vivid imagery transports readers to a colorful sunset over the ocean.
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Her stories are filled with vivid imagery that makes the characters and settings come alive.
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In his painting, the artist used vivid imagery to capture the beauty of the natural landscape.
Synonyms
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4.6
Language that makes you picture scenes, sights, or sounds
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4.4
A description using words that shows what something is like
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4.2
A clear description that makes you imagine a scene
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4.2
A clear, lively way of showing details that feels real
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6.8
A clear description that shows how something looks or feels
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7.3
A very clear and detailed description of something unpleasant or shocking
A clear, colorful description in words that makes you imagine the scene
A description in words that makes you imagine something clearly
How Vivid
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'vivid' (strong, clear, lifelike) simply modifies 'imagery' (descriptive sensory language), yielding descriptive language that creates strong visual impressions. This adjective + noun pattern is a common, transparent construction cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Vivid imagery comes from the idea of a bright, lively picture: vivid means very bright or full of life and imagery means pictures in the mind. That's why the term describes language that makes 'clear pictures in your mind'.