Associations to the word «Lurid»
Noun
- Glare
- Melodrama
- Gleam
- Sunset
- Glow
- Flame
- Headline
- Flash
- Gloom
- Radiance
- Lightning
- Haze
- Smoke
- Blaze
- Hue
- Blackness
- Precipice
- Spark
- Torch
- Horizon
- Cloud
- Pall
- Cataract
- Thunder
- Sky
- Mist
- Looming
- Flare
- Abyss
- Light
- Tint
- Detail
- Dazzling
- Roaring
- Tale
- Stench
- Furnace
- Bonfire
- Brightness
- Silhouette
- Eloquence
- Flicker
- Beating
- Masse
- Red
- Roar
- Lava
- Darkness
- Streak
- Horror
- Cruelty
- Swearing
- Depiction
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
LURID, adjective. Shocking, horrifying.
LURID, adjective. Melodramatic.
LURID, adjective. Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance.
LURID, adjective. Being of a light yellow hue.
LURID, adjective. (botany) Having a brown colour tinged with red, as of flame seen through smoke.
LURID, adjective. (zoology) Having a colour tinged with purple, yellow, and grey.
Dictionary definition
LURID, adjective. Horrible in fierceness or savagery; "lurid crimes"; "a lurid life".
LURID, adjective. Glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism; "lurid details of the accident".
LURID, adjective. Shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke; "a lurid sunset"; "lurid flames".
LURID, adjective. Ghastly pale; "moonlight gave the statue a lurid luminence".
Wise words
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