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vividness

vividness

2 4.2
A clear, lively way of showing details that feels real
  • noun
  • /ˈvɪvɪdnəs/
translation icon : vivacidad
  • Then comes this diary, which presents with unbelievable vividness the effect upon black people and communities.
  • vividness measures
  • vividness ratings
  • vividness scores

And as with all such sources, the great advantage is vividness, immediacy.

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Examples

  • Four characteristics were chosen to make the information more interesting: storyline, mystery, vividness, and motivating information.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The documentary portrayed the vividness of life in the city, capturing every detail with clarity.

  • There is, in fact, a vividness to atmosphere that must be accounted for.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Future research should attempt to determine how best to measure the vividness of imagery.

    Academic text (2004)
  • But I also believe that story springs from image: that vividness of place, time, and texture.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The purpose of this study, therefore, was to consider movement imagery vividness in elite sports performers.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Studies in a therapeutic context have shown that imagery vividness can be developed through a number of different techniques.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The QMI is a measure of the vividness with which people experience imagery.

    Academic text (2002)
  • A memory came rushing back, almost knocking the breath out of her with its clarity and vividness.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Still, his sadness when Sparky disappeared came back to him in all its vividness.

    Fiction book (1998)

Synonyms

color
vsvividness
  • US
141 3.1

Liveliness that makes speech, writing, or people more interesting

is about intense clear images and full detailed description
richness
vsvividness
1 3.9

A strong, deep color that looks full and bright

applies more to intense clear images and full detailed description
graphicness
vsvividness
  • NSFW
1 7.3

A very clear and detailed description of something unpleasant or shocking

emphasizes intense clarity and liveliness without focusing on shock
descriptiveness
vsvividness
4.2

The quality of giving clear, detailed pictures or information

focuses more on intense sensory clarity than listing facts
colorfulness
vsvividness
  • US
3.4

The quality of being vivid and lively in speech or writing

leans more toward strong sensory clarity and detailed representation
strikingness
vsvividness
6.8

A quality that is easy to notice and attracts attention

focuses more on intense internal detail and sensory clarity

Antonyms

2 4.5

A lack of clear detail in what you see or in a picture

1 2.2

A surface that is not bright or shiny

How Vivid

brilliance
17 4.4
vibrancy
7 4.6
vividness
2 4.2
clarity
152 3.0
subtlety
54 6.8

Surface Forms

vividness singular
vividnesses plural

Morphology

vividness = vivid (transparent) = vivid + ness

Clear nominalization of the adjective 'vivid' using the productive suffix '-ness' to indicate the quality of being vivid.

Etymology

Vividness comes from the Latin root viv- (from vivere), which means 'to live', and it is the same root you see in words like revive and survive. So, when a description has vividness it feels full of life, very clear and real.