Lividity

noun

noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being livid. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) wordnet
  3. 3
    A livid area of skin, such as a bruise, or as is often found on cadavers. countable, usually
  4. 4
    a state of fury so great the face becomes discolored wordnet
  5. 5
    Livor mortis, suggillation. uncountable, usually

Synonyms

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lividnesslividnessachromasiaazurebluecyanosis

Etymology

From Middle English lividite, lyvydite, from Middle French lividité and its etymon Medieval Latin līviditās, from Latin līvidus (“livid”) + -tās (suffix forming abstract nouns). By surface analysis, livid + -ity.

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livor mortis

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