evoking lifelike images within the mind; "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description"
having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience; "a vivid recollection"
having strong or striking color; "bright dress"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage"
(of color) having the highest saturation; "vivid green"; "intense blue"