luridness
n 1: the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to
vulgar tastes; "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to
maintain their circulation" [syn: sensationalism]
2: unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or
sickness or emotional distress) [syn: lividness, lividity,
paleness, pallidness, pallor, wanness, achromasia]
3: the quality of being ghastly [syn: ghastliness, grimness,
gruesomeness]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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