lividness

liv·id

L0210700 (lĭv′ĭd)adj.1. Discolored, as from a bruise; black-and-blue.2. Ashen or pallid: a face livid with shock.3. Extremely angry; furious.

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[Middle English livide, from Old French, from Latin līvidus, from līvēre, to be bluish; see sleiə- in Indo-European roots.]

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li·vid′i·ty, liv′id·ness n.liv′id·ly adv.

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lividness - unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)paleness, pallidness, pallor, wanness, achromasia, lividity, luridnesscomplexion, skin color, skin colour - the coloring of a person's face