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luridness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | achromasia, lividity, lividness, paleness, pallidness, pallor, wanness |
| Type of | complexion, skin color, skin colour |
| Derivation | lurid |
luridness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sensationalism |
| Type of | journalese |
| Derivation | lurid |
luridness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ghastliness, grimness, gruesomeness |
| Type of | frightfulness |
| Derivation | lurid |
Examples of luridness
luridness
Luridness and sensationalism are favored because that is what the readers respond to.
From the forbes.com
The total number of deaths and the luridness of detail seem to grow as they are passed from traveler to traveler.
From the time.com
There is a luridness about its semi-dark.
From the independent.co.uk
First, there is the sheer luridness of the case.
From the time.com
Yet when he walks through the garish hilarity of the world outside, you feel him shrink from its luridness, and grow as a consequence.
From the guardian.co.uk
It's too quiet and observant for short attention spans, and its emphasis on ambiguity over luridness will leave many disappointed.
From the kentucky.com
It is a measure of Donoghue's skill that she almost completely sidesteps the tabloid luridness that stained the news accounts of those actual kidnappings.
From the newsweek.com
The opera was canceled after one night at the Metropolitan Opera for its luridness, and the painting was rejected from the National Academy.
From the freep.com
I mean, some of those offers weren't things that I wanted to do and were taking advantage of the luridness of my situation, but I haven't really had trouble working or existing or having a career.
From the dailyherald.com
- Sensationalism: the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes; "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation"
- Lividness: unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
- Ghastliness: the quality of being ghastly
