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Definitions: Vividness |
VividnessNoun1. Interest and variety and intensity: "the Puritan Period was lacking in color". 2. Chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vividness of hue. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "vividness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1710. (references) |
Synonyms: VividnessSynonyms: chroma (n), color (n), colour (n), intensity (n), saturation (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Vividness |
| English words defined with "vividness": chroma ♦ intensity ♦ saturation ♦ Vividity. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "vividness": Dullness. (references) |
| "Vividness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Vividness" is used about 43 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 43 | 52,181 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "vividness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | яснота (clarity, clearness, crispness, definition, distinctness, fairness, limpidity, lucidity, neatness, perspicuity), яркост (brightness, flamboyance, glow, harshness, intensity, jazz, luminance, obviousness, refulgence, vigor, vigour), ослепителност, живост (activity, agility, alertness, brio, esprit, ginger, jazz, liveliness, mercuriality, mobility, nervousness, pep, punch, snap, sprightliness, spunk, vinegar, vitality, vivacity, volatility, zap). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | "动 (vivid). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | plastizität (graphicness, index of plasticity, malleability, plasticity, plasticity index), plastik (plastic, plastic art, plastic surgery, plastics, sculpture, sculpture in the round), lebhaftigkeit (animation, breeziness, briskness, liveliness, mercurialness, mobility, sanguineness, sprightliness, vivaciousness, vivacity), lebendigkeit (agility, liveliness, spryness, vitality), Klarheit (articulateness, brightness, clarification, clarity, clearness, cloudlessness, crispness, definiteness, distinctness, intelligibleness, levelheadedness, limpidity, limpidness, lucidity, perspicaciousness, perspicuity, plainness, serenity), helligkeit (apparent magnitude, blue reflectance factor, brightness, brilliance, fairness, lightness, luminosity, paleness, whiteness), eindringlichkeit (forcefulness, insistence, urgency), bildhaftigkeit (pictorial nature), anschaulichkeit (clearness, lucidity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ζωντάνια (exuberance, liningness, liveliness, pep, vigour), ζωηρότησ (briskness, buoyancy, crispness, friskiness, gayness, jauntiness, liveliness, luridness, pep, peppiness, perkiness, raciness, rompishness, snappiness, spiciness, spiritedness, sprightliness, spryness, verve, vibrancy, vivaciousness, vivacity), ζωηρότητα (activeness, animation, briskness, buoyancy, crispness, friskiness, gayness, jauntiness, liveliness, luridness, raciness, rompishness, snappiness, spiciness, spiritedness, sprightliness, spryness, verve, vibrancy, vivaciousness, vivacity, vivccity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | צבעו יות (colourfulness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | frisseség (crispness, go, kick, snap), elevenség (animation, brio, buoyancy, dash, get-up, liveliness, pep, snap, vivaciousness, vivacity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | vivacit (animation, brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, briskness, jauntiness, liveliness, quickness, sharpness, skittishness, sparkle, sprightliness, vivacity), chiarezza (brightness, clarity, clearness, lightness, limpidity, obviousness, perspicuity, plainness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 鮮烈 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | せいさい (brilliance, detail, legal wife, life, punishment, restraint, sanctions, vitality), せ"れつ (line of battle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | soilsheanaght (brilliance, luminosity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ividnessvay яркость (brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, flashiness, illumination, intensity, lucidity, luminosity, refulgence). (various references) slikovitost, jasnost (clarity, patency, perspicuity), živost (liveliness, quickness, smartness, vibrancy). (various references) parlaklık (brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, effulgence, flamboyance, flame, flashiness, glazing, gleam, glitter, glossiness, gorgeousness, incandescence, irradiance, lambency, liveliness, lucency, luminescence, luminosity, luster, lustre, lustrousness, polish, radiance, resplendence, sheen, shine, sleekness, splendidness, splendor, splendour), canlılık (alacrity, animation, bounce, brightness, brio, buoyancy, color, colour, crispness, dynamics, elan, exhilaration, friskiness, ginger, life, liveliness, lustiness, perkiness, quickness, raciness, richness, saturation, spiritedness, sprightliness, stamina, stir, verve, vivacity). (various references) яскравість (brightness, brilliance, flamboyance, flamboyancy, freshness, illumination, vivacity), палкість (ardency, ardour). (various references) tính chất sâu sắc, tính chất mạnh mẽ, tính chất chói lọi (flamboyance, flamboyancy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "vividness": vividnesses. (additional references) | |
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"Vividness" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Vivantes. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "vividness" (pronounced vi"vudnus) |
| 5 | -u d n u s | crookedness, farsightedness, handedness, indebtedness, mindedness, nearsightedness, preparedness, sacredness, shortsightedness, spiritedness, wickedness. |
| 4 | -d n u s | awkwardness, backwardness, badness, baldness, blandness, blindness, boldness, coldness, fondness, goodness, hardness, kindness, madness, redness, rudeness, sadness, shrewdness, soundness, tiredness, weirdness, wildness. |
| 3 | -n u s | abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, aggressiveness, agribusiness, airworthiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, arbitrariness, assertiveness, astuteness, asynchronous, attentiveness, attractiveness, awareness, awfulness, bagginess, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, bleakness, bluntness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, callousness, calmness, carelessness, casualness, cautiousness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, closeness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, cohesiveness, Colonus, combativeness, compactness, competitiveness, completeness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, contrariness, Conus, coolness, correctness, coziness, craziness, creativeness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, directness, disingenuousness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, edginess, effectiveness, elusiveness, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, foolishness, forcefulness, forgiveness, forthrightness, foulness, fractiousness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, governess, graciousness, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, happiness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, helplessness, highness, hoarseness, holiness, homelessness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, hopelessness, humanness, idleness, illness, inclusiveness, indecisiveness, indigenous, ineffectiveness, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, joblessness, Johannes, larcenous, largeness, lateness, lawlessness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, neatness, nervousness, newness, niceness, niggardliness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outrageousness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, pettiness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, pompousness, possessiveness, powerlessness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, rebelliousness, recklessness, remoteness, resistiveness, resourcefulness, responsiveness, restiveness, restlessness, restrictiveness, richness, righteousness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, ruinous, ruthlessness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, secretiveness, selfishness, selflessness, sensitiveness, separateness, seriousness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stinginess, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, suggestiveness, sweetness, swiftness, tardiness, tartness, tastiness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, timeliness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, ugliness, unconsciousness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, viciousness, villainous, vindictiveness, voluminous, wariness, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weightlessness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wilderness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-i-i-n-s-s-v-v" | |
-2 letters: divines, divvies, insides. | |
-3 letters: diesis, divine, indies, inside, niseis, seisin, visive. | |
-4 letters: dines, dives, indie, issei, ivied, ivies, nides, nisei, sends, sides, sines, sneds, snide, veins, vends, vined, vines, vised, vises, vivid. | |
-5 letters: deni, dens, devs, dies, dine, dins, diss, dive, ends, ides, ness, nevi, nide, nidi, nisi, seis, send, side, sine, sins, sned. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-i-i-n-s-s-v-v" | |
+2 letters: vividnesses. | |
+3 letters: divisiveness. | |
+5 letters: derivativeness, divisivenesses, vindictiveness. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)56 69 76 69 64 6E 65 73 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)...- .. ...- .. -.. -. . ... ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010110 01101001 01110110 01101001 01100100 01101110 01100101 01110011 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)V i v i d n e s s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0056 0069 0076 0069 0064 006E 0065 0073 0073 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)567588757080718585 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage Frequency | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Derivations 7. Rhymes 8. Anagrams | 9. Orthography 10. Bibliography |
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