lurid

Other forms of lurid

comparative

luridder·

superlative

luriddest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about lurid

What does lurid mean?

lurid means "horrible in fierceness or savagery". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lurid?

lurid has 2 syllables: lur-id. The stress falls on "lur". In IPA it is /ˈlʊɹəd/.

What is another word for lurid?

Close synonyms include shocking. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lurid a common word?

lurid is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.