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Definition of Luridness
1. Noun. The journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes. "The tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation"
Generic synonyms: Journalese
Derivative terms: Lurid, Sensationalist, Sensationalistic
2. Noun. Unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress).
Generic synonyms: Complexion, Skin Color, Skin Colour
Derivative terms: Livid, Livid, Livid, Lurid, Lurid, Pale, Pallid, Pale, Wan
3. Noun. The quality of being ghastly.
Generic synonyms: Frightfulness
Derivative terms: Ghastly, Ghastly, Grim, Grim, Grim, Gruesome, Lurid, Lurid
Definition of Luridness
1. Noun. The property of being lurid. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Luridness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Luridness
Literary usage of Luridness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge History of English Literature by Adolphus William Ward, Alfred Rayney Waller (1916)
"Still, if not historically correct, the picturesque luridness of the fanaticism
which is ascribed to him is effectively set forth. Generally, it may be said ..."
2. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1901)
"... Jeremy Taylor) the saintly invocations of the "Foure Birds of Noah's Ark:"
and as for his "Dreame" it shows in parts a luridness of color which reminds ..."
3. A Short History of English Literature by George Saintsbury (1898)
"... is a forced guffaw, his passion of love, though powerful, has nothing bright
or ethereal about it, but shares the luridness of his other motives; ..."
4. The Bookman (1910)
"ON THE BOARDWALK luridness or in a great many other things. In the first place,
however, for the benefit of such as have never been there, I ought to give a ..."
5. The Chartist Movement by Mark Hovell (1918)
"Beaumont, O'Brien, O'Connor, Oastler, Stephens, and a host of lesser men vied
with each other in the luridness of their oratory. The climax in this stage of ..."
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