Lividity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a state of fury so great the face becomes discolored

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lɪvˈɪdᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/lɪvˈɪdɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lɪvˈɪdɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /lɪvˈɪdᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

paleness lividness luridness achromasia pallor wanness pallidness

Word Forms

livid	adjective	furiously angry
lurid	adjective	ghastly pale
pale	adjective	abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
pallid	adjective	abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
pale	verb	turn pale, as if in fear
wan	adjective	abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verblüffung

ein Zustand der Wut, der so groß ist, dass sich das Gesicht verfärbt

🇫🇷French

lividité

un état de fureur si grand que le visage se décolore

🇪🇸Spanish

lividez

un estado de furia tan grande que la cara se decolora

🇮🇹Italian

lividità

uno stato di furia così grande che il viso diventa scolorito

🇳🇱Dutch

bleekheid

een staat van woede die zo groot is dat het gezicht verkleurt

🇵🇹Portuguese

lividez

um estado de fúria tão grande que o rosto fica descolorido

🇷🇺Russian

синюшность

состояние ярости настолько сильное, что лицо обесцвечивается

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चमकीलापन

क्रोध की स्थिति इतनी अधिक होती है कि चेहरा बदरंग हो जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সজীবতা

ক্রোধের অবস্থা এত মহান যে মুখ বিবর্ণ হয়ে যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

உற்சாகம்

மிகவும் கோபமான நிலை முகம் நிறமாற்றம் அடைகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉల్లాసము

చాలా గొప్ప కోపంతో ముఖం రంగుమారిపోతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

जिवंतपणा

चेहऱ्याचा रंग उधळला जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

જીવંતતા

ક્રોધની સ્થિતિ એટલી મહાન છે કે ચહેરો વિકૃત થઈ જાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉತ್ಸಾಹ

ಕೋಪದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ ತುಂಬಾ ದೊಡ್ಡದಾಗಿದೆ ಮುಖವು ಬಣ್ಣಬಣ್ಣವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലിവിഡിറ്റി

രോഷാകുലമായ ഒരു അവസ്ഥ മുഖത്തിന് നിറം മങ്ങുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੀਵੰਤਤਾ

ਗੁੱਸੇ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਇੰਨੀ ਵੱਡੀ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਚਿਹਰਾ ਬੇਰੰਗ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

زندہ دلی

غصے کی حالت اتنی شدید ہے کہ چہرہ بے رنگ ہو جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

青色

愤怒到脸色变色

🇯🇵Japanese

生気

顔が変色するほどの激怒状態

🇰🇷Korean

활기

얼굴이 변색될 정도로 분노가 치솟는다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tái nhợt

một trạng thái giận dữ lớn đến mức khuôn mặt trở nên đổi màu

🇹🇭Thai

ความมีชีวิตชีวา

ความโกรธเกรี้ยวจนใบหน้าเปลี่ยนเป็นสีซีด

🇮🇩Indonesian

kecemerlangan

keadaan marah yang begitu besar sehingga wajah menjadi berubah warna

🇵🇭Filipino

kasiglahan

isang estado ng matinding galit na ang mukha ay nagiging kupas

🇲🇾Malay

keterlaluan

keadaan marah yang begitu hebat sehingga muka menjadi pudar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زُرقة

حالة من الغضب الشديد لدرجة أن الوجه يتغير لونه

🇮🇷Persian

شور و شوق

حالتی از خشم آنقدر زیاد که صورت تغییر رنگ می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

morluk

yüzün rengi solacak kadar büyük bir öfke hali

🇮🇱Hebrew

עצבנות

מצב של זעם כה גדול עד שהפנים הופכות לדהויות

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The primary meaning of 'lividity' is 'a state of fury so great the face becomes discolored'.

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

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