LURIDNESS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the quality of being ghastly
   Synonym(s)
   • ghastliness (what does ghastliness mean?)
   • grimness (what does grimness mean?)
   • gruesomeness (what does gruesomeness mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) luridness is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • frightfulness (what does frightfulness mean?)
2. Meaning
   • unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
   Synonym(s)
   • achromasia (what does achromasia mean?)
   • lividity (what does lividity mean?)
   • lividness (what does lividness mean?)
   • paleness (what does paleness mean?)
   • pallidness (what does pallidness mean?)
   • pallor (what does pallor mean?)
   • wanness (what does wanness mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) luridness is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • complexion (what does complexion mean?)
   • skin color (what does skin color mean?)
   • skin colour (what does skin colour mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pale (what does pale mean?)
   • blanch (what does blanch mean?)
   • blench (what does blench mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes
   Synonym(s)
   • sensationalism (what does sensationalism mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation
   Hypernyms(s) luridness is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • journalese (what does journalese mean?)