lividity

English

Etymology

From Middle English lividite, lyvydite, from Middle French lividité and its etymon Medieval Latin līviditās, from Latin līvidus (“livid”) + -tās (suffix forming abstract nouns).[1][2] By surface analysis, livid +‎ -ity.

Noun

lividity (usually uncountable, plural lividities)

  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being livid.
  2. (countable) A livid area of skin, such as a bruise, or as is often found on cadavers.
  3. (uncountable) Livor mortis, suggillation.

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References

  1. ^ “lī̆viditẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
  2. ^ “lividity, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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