Discernible vs Vivid - What's the difference?
discernible | vivid |
Possible to discern; detectable or derivable by use of the senses or the intellect.
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*:So this was my future home, I thought!Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
(of perception) Clear, detailed or powerful.
(of an image) Bright, intense or colourful.
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, title=(The China Governess)
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As adjectives the difference between discernible and vivid
is that discernible is possible to discern; detectable or derivable by use of the senses or the intellect while vivid is (of perception) clear, detailed or powerful.As a noun vivid is
(new zealand) a felt-tipped permanent marker.discernible
English
Adjective
(en adjective)John Duncan], [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=En58zhD3SWUC Duncan's Travels
- To have demolished and rebuilt the walls, would have been a very costly expedient, and as the least of two evils, the painter's brush was resorted to; here and there however, above some of the windows, the black wreathings of the smoke are still discernible through the white covering.
Derived terms
* discernibleness * discernibly * indiscerniblevivid
English
Adjective
(en adjective)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.}}
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.}}