lividness
lividness · lividnesses
The state or condition of being lividThe state or condition of being livid (dark or pallid).
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The state or condition of being livid (dark or pallid).
More definitions
- unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
Origin
From livid + -ness, originally after Medieval Latin līviditās.From livid + -ness, originally after Medieval Latin līviditās.
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Forms
plural: lividnesses| Singular | lividness |
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Synonyms
7 synonymsClose in meaning
- unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress):lividityluridnesspalenesspallidnesspallorwannessachromasia
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable