vivid
/ˈvɪvɪd/adjective
उच्चारण विविड
सजीव, स्पष्ट, जीवंत
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(of memories or descriptions) producing very clear pictures in your mind
सजीव, स्पष्ट, जीवंत
- a vivid description of village life
- vivid memories of childhood
- She gave a vivid account of her journey across the desert.
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- The author's vivid description of the monsoon made us feel the rain.
- I have vivid memories of my first day at school.
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(of light or colours) very bright
चटकीला, चमकीला
- vivid colours of the rangoli
- The vivid orange of the setting sun lit up the entire lake.
- The artist used vivid reds and blues in the painting.
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- A vivid rainbow appeared after the shower.
- The market was a blaze of vivid colours.
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(of the imagination) able to produce images that are not real
(कल्पना) प्रखर
- a child with a vivid imagination
- The novelist had such a vivid imagination that her readers could picture every street of the imaginary town.
- He has a vivid imagination and writes fantastic stories.
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- Young children often have vivid imaginations.
- Her vivid imagination turned the shadow into a ghost.
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vivid + noun (memory, description, imagination)
Vivid describes memories, descriptions and images that are very clear and lifelike.
'Vivid' ऐसी स्मृतियों, वर्णनों और छवियों का वर्णन करता है जो अत्यंत स्पष्ट और जीवंत हों।
- She has a vivid memory of her first train journey.
- The writer gave a vivid description of the flood.
vivid + colour / light
With colours and light, vivid means bright and strong.
रंगों और प्रकाश के साथ 'vivid' का अर्थ चटक और तीव्र है।
- The vivid red of the bridal lehenga caught everyone's eye.
be vivid in sb's mind / memory
Use in with mind or memory to say that an event is still clear.
किसी घटना के अब भी स्पष्ट होने के लिए mind या memory के साथ 'in' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The scene is still vivid in my mind.
vividly (adverb) / vividness (noun)
Vividly goes with remember, recall, describe and imagine.
'Vividly' के साथ remember, recall, describe और imagine आते हैं।
- I vividly remember the day of the earthquake.
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vivid + noun
memoryimaginationdescriptioncolourdream
- Children have a vivid imagination.
adverb + vivid
veryparticularlystrikinglystillremarkably
- The memory is still very vivid.
vividly + verb
rememberrecalldescribeportrayillustrate
- The film vividly portrays village life.
verb + vivid
paint a vivid picturegive a vivid accounthave a vivid dreambring sth to vivid life
- The poet paints a vivid picture of Kerala backwaters.
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- The teacher gave a vivid account of the freedom struggle.
अध्यापक ने स्वतंत्रता संग्राम का जीवंत वर्णन किया।
- The marigolds were a vivid orange against the green fields.
हरे खेतों के सामने गेंदे के फूल चटक नारंगी रंग के थे।
- I had a vivid dream about my school days last night.
कल रात मैंने अपने स्कूली दिनों का एक स्पष्ट सपना देखा।
- He vividly remembers the sound of the temple bells.
उसे मंदिर की घंटियों की ध्वनि स्पष्ट रूप से याद है।
- Use vivid details in your essay to hold the examiner's attention.
परीक्षक का ध्यान बनाए रखने के लिए अपने निबंध में जीवंत विवरण दीजिए।
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✗ I remember it very vivid.
✓ I remember it very vividly.
A verb is modified by an adverb, so vividly is needed.
Verb को adverb विशेषित करता है, इसलिए 'vividly' चाहिए।
✗ She has a vivid memory for her childhood.
✓ She has a vivid memory of her childhood.
The noun memory takes of for the thing remembered.
Noun 'memory' के बाद याद की गई वस्तु के लिए 'of' आता है।
✗ The vivid of the colour surprised me.
✓ The vividness of the colour surprised me.
After the, a noun is needed, so use vividness.
'The' के बाद noun चाहिए, इसलिए 'vividness' लिखें।
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Vivid and bright both describe strong colour, but vivid is wider in use.
'Vivid' और 'bright' दोनों तीव्र रंग का वर्णन करते हैं, पर 'vivid' का प्रयोग अधिक व्यापक है।
Very clear and strong to the mind or eye.
मन या आँख को अत्यंत स्पष्ट और तीव्र लगने वाला।
- A vivid memory stayed with her.
Giving much light or strong in colour.
बहुत प्रकाश देने वाला या रंग में तीव्र।
- The bright sun hurt his eyes.
Described in clear, often shocking detail.
स्पष्ट, प्रायः चौंकाने वाले विवरण के साथ वर्णित।
- The report gave a graphic account of the accident.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
viv·id
With -vid (not 'vivied').
अंत में -vid ('vivied' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the clear words together: vivid (very clear and bright), graphic (very detailed, often unpleasant), lucid (easy to understand).
स्पष्टता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: vivid (बहुत स्पष्ट और चमकीला), graphic (बहुत विस्तृत, प्रायः अप्रिय), lucid (समझने में आसान)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A vivid imagination, vivid memory, vivid colours.
Collocations: a vivid imagination (जीवंत कल्पना), vivid memory (साफ़ और ताज़ा याद), vivid colours (चटकीले रंग)।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Latin vivus, alive, as in vivacious and revive.
Latin vivus, जीवित, से, vivacious और revive की तरह।