LIVID


Meaning of LIVID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈli-vəd ]

adjective

Etymology: French livide, from Latin lividus, from livēre to be blue; akin to Welsh lliw color and probably to Russian sliva plum

Date: 1622

1. : discolored by bruising : black-and-blue

the livid traces of the sharp scourges — Abraham Cowley

2. : ashen , pallid

this cross, thy livid face, thy pierced hands and feet — Walt Whitman

3. : reddish

a fan of gladiolas blushed livid under the electric letters — Truman Capote

4. : very angry : enraged

was livid at his son's disobedience

• li·vid·i·ty li-ˈvi-də-tē noun

• liv·id·ness ˈli-vəd-nəs noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.