vividness

noun

Definition of vividnessnext
as in clearness

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  1. directness
  2. fervor
  3. warmth
  4. eloquence
  5. stridency
Noun
  • The other carries an illustration of his mother. Speed and directness: the attributes Minteh has made his name with.
    Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
  • Liverpool’s latest win was rooted in the kind of football their fans love to see — chasing down their opponents and playing with the speed, touch and directness that led to Luis Diaz’s opening goal, originating from a Brentford corner and a breakaway that started in the home team’s penalty area.
    Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
Definition of directness
Noun
  • From Fiji in the South Pacific to Bora Bora in French Polynesia to more unusual locales like Doha and Swedish Lapland, the popularity of these water villas has grown with such fervor that virtually every luxury hotel brand who is not yet in the game is in the midst of planning their entrance.
    Katie Kiefner, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2025
  • To further drive the fervor, Jeep released a TV ad over the holiday week that is drawing even more attention.
    Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of fervor
Noun
  • Once Venus enters Pisces on Jan. 2, your fourth house of home, family and emotional foundations becomes activated, bringing a wave of emotional warmth, harmony and bliss to your humble abode.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Here are some of the most conversation-inducing stories of 2024: Nearly 1,000 manatees huddle for warmth amid cold spell On Jan. 21, park rangers in Orange City, Florida, spotted a massive crowd of manatees in the clear waters of a natural spring.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of warmth
Noun
  • Gunn wanted to bring back more elements from Shelley's original version, such as the character’s eloquence and his desperate longing for companionship.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Domingo is perhaps best known for his eloquence, but here, he’s caught in a loop, grasping for the right thing to say.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of eloquence
Noun
  • Elphaba is the one who goes from rejection and sadness to love and stridency and, finally, rage.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Macron’s increasing stridency has surprised even members of his own party.
    Daniel Markind, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of stridency
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