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lurid
lu·rid L0294900 (lo͝or′ĭd)adj.1. a. Characterized by vivid description or explicit details that are meant to provoke or shock: a lurid account of the crime.b. Characterized by shocking or outrageous behavior: a friend with a lurid past.2. a. Bright and intense in color; vivid: "the whole loud overbright town like the lurid midway of a carnival" (Paul Theroux).b. Sallow or pallid: "She dropped back into the chair ... A lurid pallor stole over her face" (Wilkie Collins).
[Latin lūridus, pale, from lūror, paleness.]
lu′rid·ly adv.lu′rid·ness n.Word History: It may seem surprising that English lurid, which sometimes means "vivid," comes from Latin lūridus, "pale, sallow, sickly yellow," used to describe the color of things like skin or teeth. Latin lūridus could also describe horrifying or ghastly things like poisonous herbs or even death itself—things that make a person turn pale. In an account of the volcanic eruption that buried the city of Pompeii, the Roman writer Pliny the Younger used lūridus to describe the unsettling color of the sun shining through a cloud of ash. When lurid first appeared in English in the mid-1600s, it described things that are pale in a sickly or disturbing way. Lurid was also used of gray, overcast skies. In the 1700s, writers began to use lurid to describe the red glow of fire blazing dimly within smoke. In the 1800s, the word acquired an additional meaning, the one it most commonly has today when we reveal the lurid details of a horrifying or sensationalistic story.lurid (ˈlʊərɪd; ˈljʊərɪd) adj1. vivid in shocking detail; sensational2. horrible in savagery or violence3. pallid in colour; wan4. glowing with an unnatural glare[C17: from Latin lūridus pale yellow; probably related to lūtum a yellow vegetable dye] ˈluridly adv ˈluridness nlu•rid (ˈlʊər ɪd)
adj. 1. gruesome; horrible; revolting: the lurid details of an accident. 2. wildly dramatic or sensational; shocking: the lurid tales of pulp magazines. 3. shining with an unnatural, fiery glow; garishly red: a lurid sunset. 4. wan, pallid, or ghastly in hue; livid. [1650–60; < Latin lūridus sallow, ghastly] lu′rid•ly, adv. lu′rid•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | lurid - horrible in fierceness or savagery; "lurid crimes"; "a lurid life"violent - acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity; "a violent attack"; "a violent person"; "violent feelings"; "a violent rage"; "felt a violent dislike" | | 2. | lurid - glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism; "lurid details of the accident"shockingsensational - causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion | | 3. | lurid - shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke; "a lurid sunset"; "lurid flames"bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room" | | 4. | lurid - ghastly pale; "moonlight gave the statue a lurid luminence"colorless, colourless - weak in color; not colorful |
luridadjective1. sensational, shocking, disgusting, graphic, violent, savage, startling, grim, exaggerated, revolting, explicit, vivid, ghastly, gruesome, grisly, macabre, melodramatic, yellow (of journalism), gory, unrestrained, shock-horror (facetious) lurid accounts of deaths and mutilations
sensational controlled, mild, factual, carefree, breezy, jaunty, light-hearted2. glaring, bright, bloody, intense, flaming, vivid, fiery, livid, sanguine, glowering, overbright She always painted her toenails a lurid red or orange.
glaring pale, pastel, wateryluridadjective1. Shockingly repellent:ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome, hideous, horrible, horrid, macabre.2. Lacking color:ashen, ashy, bloodless, cadaverous, colorless, livid, pale, pallid, pasty, sallow, wan, waxen.Translationslurid (ˈluərid) adjective1. (too) brightly coloured or vivid. a lurid dress/painting/sky. 耀眼的 耀眼的2. unpleasantly shocking. the lurid details of his accident. 駭人聽聞的 可怕的ˈluridly adverb 耀眼地，駭人聽聞地 可怕地ˈluridness noun 耀眼，駭人聽聞 可怕lurid
Synonyms for luridadj sensationalSynonyms- sensational
- shocking
- disgusting
- graphic
- violent
- savage
- startling
- grim
- exaggerated
- revolting
- explicit
- vivid
- ghastly
- gruesome
- grisly
- macabre
- melodramatic
- yellow
- gory
- unrestrained
- shock-horror
Antonyms- controlled
- mild
- factual
- carefree
- breezy
- jaunty
- light-hearted
adj glaringSynonyms- glaring
- bright
- bloody
- intense
- flaming
- vivid
- fiery
- livid
- sanguine
- glowering
- overbright
AntonymsSynonyms for luridadj shockingly repellentSynonyms- ghastly
- grim
- grisly
- gruesome
- hideous
- horrible
- horrid
- macabre
adj lacking colorSynonyms- ashen
- ashy
- bloodless
- cadaverous
- colorless
- livid
- pale
- pallid
- pasty
- sallow
- wan
- waxen
Synonyms for luridadj horrible in fierceness or savageryRelated Wordsadj glaringly vivid and graphicSynonymsRelated Wordsadj shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smokeRelated Wordsadj ghastly paleRelated Words |