vivid detail
Crystal-clear mental image
Vivid detail refers to descriptive elements that are strikingly clear, lifelike, or memorable.
The phrase appears most often in writing contexts: She described the accident in vivid detail.
A single vivid detail can anchor a scene more effectively than pages of general description.
The vividness suggests sensory richness—details you can see, hear, or feel rather than abstract summary.
- clarityState of being understandable
- crystal clearEntirely unambiguous, perfectly understood
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- creativityCapacity for original thought
simile · poignancy · texture · sensory language · specificity · focus · picture perfect · depiction · aesthetics · exactitude · lifelike · articulation · illustration · word picture · lucidity · fragrance · sharpness · resonance
- literary devicesmetaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification, alliteration
- descriptive languagedescriptive writing, sensory language, description, imagery, visual imagery
- prose craftstyle, diction, word choice, pacing, narration
- writing craftcreative writing, diction, fiction writing, pacing, novel writing
- realism termsaccuracy, authenticity, believability, fidelity, naturalism
- sensessight, smell, taste, hearing, touch
vivid detailvagueness
Absence of precision
abstraction · generalization · broad strokes · imprecision · ambiguity
vivid, vividly, vividness, vivify, vivification, revivify, vive, vivacious, vivacity