vívido

See also: vivido

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós

Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti

Proto-Italic *gʷīwō

Latin vīvō

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.

Proto-Italic *-iðos

Latin -idus

Latin vividusbor.

Portuguese vívido

Borrowed from Latin vividus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.vi.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.vi.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.vi.do/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.vi.du/ [ˈvi.vi.ðu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.vi.du/ [ˈvi.vi.ðu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.bi.du/ [ˈbi.βi.ðu]

Adjective

vívido (feminine vívida, masculine plural vívidos, feminine plural vívidas)

1. (of perception) vivid (clear, detailed or powerful)

   Synonym: nítido

2. (of an image) vivid (bright, intense or colourful)
3. vivid (full of life)

   Synonym: vivaz

Related terms

• vividez
• vivo

See also

• vivido

Further reading

• “vívido”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “vívido”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós

Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti

Proto-Italic *gʷīwō

Latin vīvō

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.

Proto-Italic *-iðos

Latin -idus

Latin vīvidusbor.

Spanish vívido

Borrowed from Latin vīvidus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbibido/ [ˈbi.β̞i.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ibido
• Syllabification: ví‧vi‧do

Adjective

vívido (feminine vívida, masculine plural vívidos, feminine plural vívidas)

1. (of perception) vivid (clear, detailed or powerful)

   Synonym: nítido

2. (of an image) vivid (bright, intense or colourful)
3. vivid (full of life)

   Synonym: vivaz

Derived terms

• vívidamente

Related terms

• vivo

See also

• vivido

Further reading

• “vívido”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025