luridness

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noun

The property of being lurid.

“The luridness of the author's descriptions turned off the critics.”

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Meanings

nounluridness (usually uncountable, plural luridnesses)

plural luridnesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe property of being lurid.

    The luridness of the author's descriptions turned off the critics.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes

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sensationalism
Broader
journalese

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

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lividnesslividitypalenesspallidnesspallorwannessachromasia
Broader
complexionskin colorskin colour

nounthe quality of being ghastly

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ghastlinessgrimnessgruesomeness
Broader
frightfulness
Also see
achromasiaghastlinessgrimnessgruesomenesslividitylividnesspalenesspallidnesspallorsensationalismwanness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From lurid + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

luridness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luridness

MLA

“luridness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luridness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “luridness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luridness.

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