🕵️ Death skin color 😶 Pale skin 😡 Extreme anger

lividity

9.9

A very strong anger that changes a person's face color

noun
/ˈlɪvɪdəti/

: ira

She struggled to control the lividity that threatened to overwhelm her during the argument.

Examples

He was filled with lividity when he heard the news.
The lividity of the coach after the team's loss was impossible to ignore.
His face showed a lividity that startled even his closest friends.
The lividity in her cheeks was unmistakable.
She could see the lividity on his face as he listened to the unjust accusations.
His lividity was evident when he learned about the betrayal by his closest friend.
The lividity in her cheeks showed just how upset she was with the decision.

Synonyms

fury

vslividity

98 4.6

Very strong anger that makes someone act violently or shout

is marked by face discoloration caused by extreme anger

furiousness

vslividity

5.8

A very strong anger or violent force that shows in actions

shows extreme anger that causes visible face discoloration

enragement

vslividity

7.9

A strong feeling of anger and impatience

is more extreme and produces visible face discoloration

angriness

vslividity

2.8

A strong feeling of being upset or annoyed

is severe anger that causes visible face discoloration

Antonyms

contentment

26 2.1

A feeling of being happy and satisfied with your life

calmness

9 2.7

A state without strong feelings or worry in your mind

How Angry

lividity

9.9

rage

393 3.4

anger

957 1.0

irritation

27 3.6

Surface Forms

lividity singular

lividities plural

Morphology

lividity = livid (transparent) = livid + ity

Clear nominalization: 'lividity' = 'state of being livid' (extreme anger), which follows regular English derivation.

Etymology

Lividity shares its root with livid, from Latin lividus meaning 'bluish' or 'discolored'. A helpful way to remember the angry meaning is that strong anger was once described as making a person's face look dark or 'blue', so lividity can mean a state of extreme anger.