| / English Dictionary |
LIVIDITY
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
Synonyms:
achromasia; lividity; lividness; luridness; paleness; pallidness; pallor; wanness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("lividity" is a kind of...):
complexion; skin color; skin colour (the coloring of a person's face)
Derivation:
livid (anemic looking from illness or emotion)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A state of fury so great the face becomes discolored
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("lividity" is a kind of...):
fury; madness; rage (a feeling of intense anger)
Derivation:
livid (furiously angry)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
