LIVIDNESS

lividness, lividity, luridness, paleness, pallidness, pallor, wanness, achromasia

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lividness (countable and uncountable, plural lividnesses)

The state or condition of being livid (dark or pallid).

Synonyms

• lividity

Source: Wiktionary


Liv"id*ness, n.

Definition: Lividity. Walpole.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

16 April 2025

RACY

(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”


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