lividness

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noun

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

Similar
lividityluridnesspalenesspallidnesspallorwannessachromasia
OriginMedieval Latin līviditās →
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Meanings

nounlividness (countable and uncountable, plural lividnesses)

plural lividnesses

  1. countableuncountableThe state or condition of being livid (dark or pallid).

    Synonyms: lividity

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
lividity

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
lividityluridnesspalenesspallidnesspallorwannessachromasia
Broader
complexionskin colorskin colour
Also see
achromasialividityluridnesspalenesspallidnesspallorwanness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinlīviditās
  2. Englishlividness

From livid + -ness, originally after Medieval Latin līviditās.

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Cite this entry
APA

lividness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lividness

MLA

“lividness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lividness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lividness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lividness.

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