Vivid vs Showy - What's the difference?
vivid | showy | Related terms |
(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 Full of life, strikingly alive.
*{{quote-book, year=1907, author=
, title=The Dust of Conflict
, chapter=32 (sometimes, derogatory) calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye
Vivid is a related term of showy.
As adjectives the difference between vivid and showy
is that vivid is (of perception) clear, detailed or powerful while showy is (sometimes|derogatory) calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye.As a noun vivid
is (new zealand) a felt-tipped permanent marker.vivid
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.}}