HyperDic: livid

English > 4 senses of the word livid:
ADJECTIVEalllivid, ashen, blanched, bloodless, whiteanemic looking from illness or emotion
alllivid(of a light) imparting a deathlike luminosity
alllividfuriously angry
alllivid, black-and-bluediscolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin
livid > pronunciation
Soundslih'vihd
Rhymesabbreviated ... wrongheaded: 610 rhymes with ihd...
English > livid: 4 senses > adjective 1
Meaninganemic looking from illness or emotion.
Examples
  • "a face livid with shock"
  • "lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley
Synonymsashen, blanched, bloodless, white
Broadercolorless, colourlessWeak in color
Spanishlívido, pálido
Catalanpàl·lid
Nounslividness, lividityunnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
English > livid: 4 senses > adjective 2
Meaning(of a light) imparting a deathlike luminosity.
Examples
  • "livid lightning streaked the sky"
  • "a thousand flambeaux...turned all at once that deep gloom into a livid and preternatural day"- E.A.Poe
BroaderlightCharacterized by or emitting light
Spanishlívido, pálido
Catalanlívid, pàl·lid
English > livid: 4 senses > adjective 3
Meaningfuriously angry.
Example"willful stupidity makes him absolutely livid"
BroaderangryFeeling or showing anger
Usage ofcolloquialismA colloquial expression
Spanishlívido
Nounslividitya state of fury so great the face becomes discolored
Adverbslividlyin a livid manner
English > livid: 4 senses > adjective 4
MeaningDiscolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin.
Example "livid bruises"
Synonymblack-and-blue
BroaderinjuredHarmed
Spanishamoratado
Catalanmorat
Nounslividnessunnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)

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