Livid — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

anemic looking from illness or emotion; ; ; ; ; - Mary W. Shelley

(of a light) imparting a deathlike luminosity; ; - E.A.Poe

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɪvɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɪvɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɪvɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈɪvɪd/.

Examples

a face turned ashen
the invalid's blanched cheeks
tried to speak with bloodless lips

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blanched ashen bloodless white black-and-blue

Parts of Speech

adjective	anemic looking from illness or emotion; ; ; ; ; - Mary W. Shelley “a face turned ashen”
adjective	(of a light) imparting a deathlike luminosity; ; - E.A.Poe “livid lightning streaked the sky”
adjective	furiously angry “willful stupidity makes him absolutely livid”
adjective	discolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin “beaten black and blue”

Word Forms

lividness	noun	unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
lividity	noun	unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wütend

Anämisches Aussehen aufgrund von Krankheit oder Emotionen; ; ; ; ; - Mary W. Shelley

🇫🇷French

livide

aspect anémique dû à une maladie ou à une émotion ; ; ; ; ; -Mary W. Shelley

🇪🇸Spanish

lívido

aspecto anémico por enfermedad o emoción; ; ; ; ; - María W. Shelley

🇮🇹Italian

livido

aspetto anemico dovuto a malattia o emozione; ; ; ; ; - Mary W. Shelley

🇳🇱Dutch

boos

bloedarm kijken door ziekte of emotie; ; ; ; ; - Mary W. Shelley

🇵🇹Portuguese

lívido

aparência anêmica por doença ou emoção; ; ; ; ; -Mary W. Shelley

🇷🇺Russian

в ярости

анемичный вид от болезни или эмоций; ; ; ; ; - Мэри В. Шелли

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जर्द

बीमारी या भावना से एनीमिया जैसा लग रहा है; ; ; ; ; - मैरी डब्ल्यू शेली

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রাণবন্ত

অসুস্থতা বা আবেগ থেকে রক্তাল্পতা দেখা; ; ; ; ; - মেরি ডব্লিউ শেলি

🇮🇳Tamil

கொந்தளிப்பு

நோய் அல்லது உணர்ச்சியிலிருந்து இரத்த சோகை தோற்றம்; ; ; ; ; - மேரி டபிள்யூ. ஷெல்லி

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉల్లాసంగా

అనారోగ్యం లేదా భావోద్వేగం నుండి రక్తహీనత కనిపించడం; ; ; ; ; - మేరీ W. షెల్లీ

🇮🇳Marathi

जीवंत

आजार किंवा भावनांमुळे अशक्तपणा; ; ; ; ; - मेरी डब्ल्यू शेली

🇮🇳Gujarati

આજીવન

માંદગી અથવા લાગણીથી દેખાતા એનિમિયા; ; ; ; ; - મેરી ડબલ્યુ. શેલી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉತ್ಸಾಹಭರಿತ

ಅನಾರೋಗ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಭಾವನೆಯಿಂದ ಕಾಣುವ ರಕ್ತಹೀನತೆ; ; ; ; ; - ಮೇರಿ W. ಶೆಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലിവിഡ്

അനീമിയ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അനീമിയയിൽ നിന്ന് നോക്കുക; ; ; ; ; - മേരി ഡബ്ല്യു ഷെല്ലി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੀਵੰਤ

ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਅਨੀਮਿਕ ਦਿਖਾਈ ਦੇਣਾ; ; ; ; ; - ਮੈਰੀ ਡਬਲਯੂ ਸ਼ੈਲੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے چین

بیماری یا جذبات سے خون کی کمی؛ ; ; ; ; - مریم ڈبلیو شیلی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

铁青

因疾病或情绪而显得贫血； ; ; ; ; ——玛丽·W·雪莱

🇯🇵Japanese

激怒

病気や感情から見える貧血。 ; ; ; ; - メアリー・W・シェリー

🇰🇷Korean

납빛의

질병이나 감정으로 인해 빈혈이 있는 경우; ; ; ; ; - 메리 W. 셸리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tức giận

thiếu máu do bệnh tật hoặc cảm xúc; ; ; ; ; - Mary W. Shelley

🇹🇭Thai

โกรธ

โรคโลหิตจางมองจากความเจ็บป่วยหรืออารมณ์ ; ; ; ; - แมรี ดับเบิลยู. เชลลีย์

🇮🇩Indonesian

marah

tampak anemia karena penyakit atau emosi; ; ; ; ; - Mary W. Shelley

🇵🇭Filipino

galit na galit

anemic na hitsura mula sa sakit o damdamin; ; ; ; ; - Mary W. Shelley

🇲🇾Malay

geram

anemia melihat daripada penyakit atau emosi; ; ; ; ; - Mary W. Shelley

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غاضب

فقر الدم بسبب المرض أو العاطفة. ; ; ; ; - ماري دبليو شيلي

🇮🇷Persian

پر جنب و جوش

ظاهر کم خونی ناشی از بیماری یا احساسات؛ ; ; ; ; - مری دبلیو شلی

🇹🇷Turkish

öfkeli

hastalık veya duygu nedeniyle anemik görünüm; ; ; ; ; -Mary W. Shelley

🇮🇱Hebrew

כָּחוֹל אָפוֹר

מבט אנמי ממחלה או רגש; ; ; ; ; - מרי ו' שלי

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The primary meaning of 'livid' is 'anemic looking from illness or emotion; ; ; ; ; - Mary W. Shelley'.

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Using 'livid' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'livid' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'livid' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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