lividity
ɪd adjective
1.
having a discolored, bluish appearance caused by a bruise, congestion of blood vessels, strangulation, etc., as the face, flesh, hands, or nails.
2.
dull blue; dark, grayish-blue.
3.
enraged; furiously angry: Willful stupidity makes me absolutely livid.
4.
feeling or appearing strangulated because of strong emotion.
5.
reddish or flushed.
Origin:
1615–25; < Latin līvidus black and blue, equivalent to līv(ēre) to be livid (akin to Welsh lliw color) + -idus -id4
1615–25; < Latin līvidus black and blue, equivalent to līv(ēre) to be livid (akin to Welsh lliw color) + -idus -id4
Related forms
liv·id·ly, adverb
liv·id·ness, li·vid·i·ty, noun
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World English Dictionary
livid (ˈlɪvɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of the skin) discoloured, as from a bruise or contusion |
| 2. | of a greyish tinge or colour: livid pink |
| 3. | informal angry or furious |
| [C17: via French from Latin līvidus, from līvēre to be black and blue] | |
| 'lividly | |
| —adv | |
| 'lividness | |
| —n | |
| li'vidity | |
| —n | |
| livid (ˈlɪvɪd) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of the skin) discoloured, as from a bruise or contusion |
| 2. | of a greyish tinge or colour: livid pink |
| 3. | informal angry or furious |
| [C17: via French from Latin līvidus, from līvēre to be black and blue] | |
| 'lividly | |
| —adv | |
| 'lividness | |
| —n | |
| li'vidity | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
livid
1622, "of a bluish-leaden color," from M.Fr. livide, from L. lividus, from livere "be bluish," from PIE *(s)liwos-, from base *(s)li- "bluish" (cf. O.C.S., Rus. sliva "plum;" Lith. slywas "plum;" O.Ir. li, Welsh lliw "color, splendor," O.E. sla "sloe"). The sense of "furiously angry" (1912) is from the
notion of being livid with rage.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
livid liv·id (lĭv'ĭd)
adj.
Having a black-and-blue or a leaden or ashy-gray color, as in discoloration from a contusion, congestion, or cyanosis.
li·vid'i·ty or liv'id·ness n.
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