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lividity

/lɪvˈɪdɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
li-vid-i-ty
IPA
/lɪvˈɪdɪti/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being livid.

Uncountable

noun

A livid area of skin, such as a bruise, or as is often found on cadavers.

Countable

noun

Livor mortis, suggillation.

Uncountable

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). By surface analysis, livid + -ity.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *(s)leh₃y-, lividite,lyvydite, lividité, līviditās, līvidus

Usage

Inflected Forms

lividities (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

livid lividly

Synonyms

lividness luridness paleness pallidness pallor wanness achromasia

Rhymes With

lucidity illiquidity cupidity rancidity

Questions

How do you pronounce lividity?
The recorded pronunciation is /lɪvˈɪdɪti/.
What does lividity mean?
The state or quality of being livid.
Where does lividity come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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