| luridness 
 
 1. the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes
 - the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation
 • Syn:
 sensationalism
 • Derivationally related forms:
 lurid, sensationalistic (for: sensationalism), sensationalist (for: sensationalism)
 • Hypernyms:
 journalese
 2. the quality of being ghastly
 • Syn:
 ghastliness, grimness, gruesomeness
 • Derivationally related forms:
 lurid, gruesome (for: gruesomeness), grim (for: grimness), ghastly (for: ghastliness)
 • Hypernyms:
 frightfulness
 3. unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
 • Syn:
 lividness, lividity, paleness, pallidness, pallor,
 wanness, achromasia
 • Derivationally related forms:
 wan (for: wanness), pale (for: pallor), pallid (for: pallidness), pale (for: paleness), lurid, livid (for: lividity), livid (for: lividness)
 • Hypernyms:
 complexion, skin color, skin colour
 
 
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