luridness

1. 1.

   the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes

   “the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation”

   Synonymssensationalism

   Broaderjournalese
2. 2.

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

   Synonymslividnesslividitypalenesspallidnesspallorwannessachromasia

   Broadercomplexion
3. 3.

   the quality of being ghastly

   Synonymsghastlinessgrimnessgruesomeness

   Broaderfrightfulness

Other forms of luridness

plural

luridnesses·

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 luridness

What does luridness mean?

luridness means "the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in luridness?

luridness has 3 syllables: lu-rid-ness. The stress falls on "lu".

What is another word for luridness?

Close synonyms include sensationalism, lividness, lividity, paleness, pallidness. 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 luridness a common word?

luridness is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.