luridness

English Thesaurus

1. the quality of being ghastly (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	frightfulness,
definition	:	the quality of being frightful (noun.attribute)

2. unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	complexion, skin color, skin colour,
definition	:	the coloring of a person's face (noun.attribute)

3. the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	journalese,
definition	:	the style in which newspapers are written (noun.communication)

4. the quality of being ghastly (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome, macabre, sick,
definition	:	shockingly repellent; inspiring horror (adj.all)

derivation	:	charnel, ghastly, sepulchral,
definition	:	gruesomely indicative of death or the dead (adj.all)

derivation	:	dour, forbidding, grim,
definition	:	harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance (adj.all)

derivation	:	black, grim, mordant,
definition	:	harshly ironic or sinister (adj.all)

derivation	:	lurid, shocking,
definition	:	glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism (adj.all)

derivation	:	lurid,
definition	:	horrible in fierceness or savagery (adj.all)

5. unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	blanch, blench, pale,
definition	:	turn pale, as if in fear (verb.body)

derivation	:	lurid,
definition	:	shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke (adj.all)

derivation	:	ashen, blanched, bloodless, livid, white,
definition	:	anemic looking from illness or emotion (adj.all)

derivation	:	lurid,
definition	:	ghastly pale (adj.all)

derivation	:	pale, pallid, wan,
definition	:	abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress (adj.all)

derivation	:	black-and-blue, livid,
definition	:	discolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin (adj.all)

6. the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes (noun.communication)

derivation	:	ballyhoo artist, sensationalist,
definition	:	someone who uses exaggerated or lurid material in order to gain public attention (noun.person)

derivation	:	lurid, shocking,
definition	:	glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism (adj.all)

derivation	:	scandalmongering, sensationalistic, yellow,
definition	:	typical of tabloids (adj.all)

7. the quality of being ghastly (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome, macabre, sick,
definition	:	shockingly repellent; inspiring horror (adj.all)

derivation	:	charnel, ghastly, sepulchral,
definition	:	gruesomely indicative of death or the dead (adj.all)

derivation	:	dour, forbidding, grim,
definition	:	harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance (adj.all)

derivation	:	black, grim, mordant,
definition	:	harshly ironic or sinister (adj.all)

derivation	:	lurid, shocking,
definition	:	glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism (adj.all)

derivation	:	lurid,
definition	:	horrible in fierceness or savagery (adj.all)

8. unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	blanch, blench, pale,
definition	:	turn pale, as if in fear (verb.body)

derivation	:	lurid,
definition	:	shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke (adj.all)

derivation	:	ashen, blanched, bloodless, livid, white,
definition	:	anemic looking from illness or emotion (adj.all)

derivation	:	lurid,
definition	:	ghastly pale (adj.all)

derivation	:	pale, pallid, wan,
definition	:	abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress (adj.all)

derivation	:	black-and-blue, livid,
definition	:	discolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin (adj.all)

9. the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes (noun.communication)

derivation	:	ballyhoo artist, sensationalist,
definition	:	someone who uses exaggerated or lurid material in order to gain public attention (noun.person)

derivation	:	lurid, shocking,
definition	:	glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism (adj.all)

derivation	:	scandalmongering, sensationalistic, yellow,
definition	:	typical of tabloids (adj.all)