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Meanings of luridness in English

Portuguese
palidez

Unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)

palidez
Portuguese
sensacionalismo

The journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes.

sensacionalismo

The quality of being ghastly.

Usage of luridness in English
1
Beyond the window, the lightning flashed with an awful luridness upon the rushing hail.
The Way of an Eagle
2
The luridness of war was over everything.
The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, February, 1886. / The...
3
The clinical mood of the video is intentional, in order to remove anything associated with luridness or pornography.
Ebony
Translations for luridness
Luridness through the time