1. evoking lifelike images within the mind (Freq. 10) - pictorial poetry and prose - graphic accounts of battle - a lifelike portrait - a vivid description • Syn: graphic, lifelike, pictorial • Similar to: realistic • Derivationally related forms: vividness 2. having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience (Freq. 4) - a vivid recollection • Similar to: clear • Derivationally related forms: vividness 3.(of color) having the highest saturation - vivid green - intense blue • Syn: intense • Similar to: saturated, pure • Derivationally related forms: vividness, intensity (for: intense) 4. having striking color - bright dress - brilliant tapestries - a bird with vivid plumage • Syn: bright, brilliant • Similar to: colorful, colourful • Derivationally related forms: vividness, brilliancy (for: brilliant), brightness (for: bright)