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Definite vs Vivid - What's the difference?

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Definite is a related term of vivid.


As adjectives the difference between definite and vivid

is that definite is having distinct limits while vivid is (of perception) clear, detailed or powerful.

As nouns the difference between definite and vivid

is that definite is (obsolete) anything that is defined or determined while vivid is (new zealand) a felt-tipped permanent marker.

definite

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having distinct limits.
  • definite''' dimensions; a '''definite''' measure; a '''definite period or interval
  • * Whewell
  • Elements combine in definite proportions.
  • Free from any doubt.
  • definite knowledge
  • Determined; resolved.
  • (Shakespeare)
  • (linguistics) Designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing.
  • the definite article

    Antonyms

    * indefinite

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Anything that is defined or determined.
  • ----

    vivid

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (New Zealand) A felt-tipped permanent marker.
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of perception) Clear, detailed or powerful.
  • (of an image) Bright, intense or colourful.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
  • , title=(The China Governess) , chapter=1 citation , passage=The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. To display them the walls had been tinted a vivid blue which had now faded, but the carpet, which had evidently been stored and recently relaid, retained its original turquoise.}}
  • Full of life, strikingly alive.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1907, author=
  • , title=The Dust of Conflict , chapter=32 citation , passage=The vivid , untrammeled life appealed to him, and for a time he had found delight in it; but he was wise and knew that once peace was established there would be no room in Cuba for the Sin Verguenza.}}

    Derived terms

    * vividness * vividly