lividness

English

Etymology

From livid +‎ -ness, originally after Medieval Latin līviditās.[1]

Noun

lividness (countable and uncountable, plural lividnesses)

  1. The state or condition of being livid (dark or pallid).

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References

  1. ^ “lividness, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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