Associations to the word «Lividity»

Wiktionary

LIVIDITY, noun. (uncountable) The state or quality of being livid.
LIVIDITY, noun. (countable) A livid area of skin, such as a bruise, or as is often found on cadavers.
LIVIDITY, noun. (uncountable) Livor mortis; suggillation.

Dictionary definition

LIVIDITY, noun. A state of fury so great the face becomes discolored.
LIVIDITY, noun. Unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress).

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.