vividness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin vīviduslbor. English vivid Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English vividness From vivid + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The quality or state of being vivid.
I felt light-headed; grotesque hallucinations materialised before me with startling vividness.
1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 118:As the rest of the film was made on location in the railway yards of Havre and not in a studio, and was given a sound-track of penetrating vividness, this whole production gives the closest possible ring of truth of any film about railways.
1958 February 14, David Gunston, “Railways on the Screen”, in Railway Magazine, page 89:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vividnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (9)
cs živost (state of being vivid) · mk жи́вост (state of being vivid) · ja 鮮やかさ (state of being vivid) · mk ја́сност (state of being vivid) · pl plastyka (state of being vivid) · hu élénkség (state of being vivid) · cs barvitost (state of being vivid) · es nitidez (state of being vivid) · pt vividez (state of being vivid)