vividness
/ˈvɪvədnəs/VIH-vuhd-nuhs
/ˈvɪvədnəs/VIH-vuhd-nuhs
Meaningthe state or quality of being vivid
Common meaning: the state or quality of being vivid (inferred)
- vivto live, be aliveLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 2001 (approximate) · scan
- idadjective ending: in a state of
- nessnoun ending: the state of being
Journey through time
- Proto-Indo-European*giw-‘orig’source
- Latinvīvō, vīxī, vīctum‘to live, be alive’
- Englishvivid‘bright and lively’
- Englishformed in English from vividvividness‘the state or quality of being vivid (inferred)’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the state or quality of being vivid. It can be inferred from any of: vivid.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from vivid + -ness (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- vīvō, vīxī, vīctum Latin “to live, be alive”
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