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vividness

vividness

2 4.2
A clear, lively way of showing details that feels real
  • noun
  • /ˈvɪvɪdnəs/
: 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
84 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
colorfulness
vsvividness
  • US
1 3.4

The quality of being vivid and lively in speech or writing

leans more toward strong sensory clarity and detailed representation
descriptiveness
vsvividness
1 4.2

The quality of giving clear, detailed pictures or information

focuses more on intense sensory clarity than listing facts
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
10 4.4
vibrancy
7 4.6
vividness
2 4.2
clarity
181 3.0
subtlety
48 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.