Noun: lividity li'vi-di-tee
- Unnatural lack of colour in the skin (as from bruising, sickness or emotional distress)
"The lividity of his face alarmed the doctor";
- lividness, luridness, paleness, pallidness, pallor, wanness, achromasia
- A state of fury so great the face becomes discoloured
"His lividity was apparent as his face turned purple with rage"
Derived forms: lividities
Type of: complexion, fury, madness, rage, skin color [US], skin colour [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Lividity