from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
luridness
n 1: the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to
vulgar tastes; "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to
maintain their circulation" [syn: {sensationalism},
{luridness}]
2: unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or
sickness or emotional distress) [syn: {lividness},
{lividity}, {luridness}, {paleness}, {pallidness}, {pallor},
{wanness}, {achromasia}]
3: the quality of being ghastly [syn: {ghastliness}, {grimness},
{gruesomeness}, {luridness}]