livid
Having a dark, bluish appearanceHaving a dark, bluish appearance.
» Tom is livid.
Том розлючений.
Meaning
3 sensesHaving a dark, bluish appearance.
blau
си́не-се́рыйsíne-séryj, багро́выйbagróvyj
Pale, pallid.
(informal)So angry that one turns pale; very angry; furious; liverish.
blass vor Wut, wütend, fuchsteufelswild
я́ростныйjárostnyj, злойzloj
furiously angry
Examples
54 sentencesTom is livid.
Том розлючений.
Tom wasn't livid.
Tom is absolutely livid.
Tom was livid.
ruТом был в ярости.
deTom war auf achtzig.
She was livid.
Вона лютувала.
deSie war fuchsteufelswild.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English livid, livide, from Old French livide, from Latin līvidus (“bluish, liFrom Middle English livid, livide, from Old French livide, from Latin līvidus (“bluish, livid; envious”), from līveō (“be of a bluish color or livid; envy”), from Proto-Italic *sliwēō, from Proto-Indo-European *sliwo-, suffixed form of *(s)leh₃y- (“bluish”). See also Old English slā (“sloe”), Welsh lliw (“splendor, color”), Old Irish li, Lithuanian slyvas (“plum”), and Russian and Old Church Slavonic слива (sliva, “plum”).
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Forms
livider/more livid, lividest/most livid| Comparative | livider / more livid Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | lividest / most livid Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
85 synonyms- discolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin:black-and-blue
- anemic looking from illness or emotion:ashenblanchedbloodlesswhite
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form