luridness
The property of being luridThe property of being lurid.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The property of being lurid.
The luridness of the author's descriptions turned off the critics.
More definitions
- the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes
- unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
- the quality of being ghastly
Forms
plural: luridnesses| Singular | luridness |
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uncountable
Synonyms
11 synonymsClose in meaning
- the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes:sensationalism
- unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress):lividnesslividitypalenesspallidnesspallorwannessachromasia
- the quality of being ghastly:ghastlinessgrimnessgruesomeness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedlurid
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable