LURIDNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The quality of being ghastly

Synonyms:

ghastliness; grimness; gruesomeness; luridness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("luridness" is a kind of...):

frightfulness (the quality of being frightful)

Derivation:

lurid (glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism)

lurid (horrible in fierceness or savagery)

Meaning:

Unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("luridness" is a kind of...):

complexion; skin color; skin colour (the coloring of a person's face)

Derivation:

lurid (shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke)

lurid (ghastly pale)

Meaning:

The journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes

Example:

the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation

Synonyms:

luridness; sensationalism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("luridness" is a kind of...):

journalese (the style in which newspapers are written)

Derivation:

lurid (glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism)