English Explanatory Dictionary

lurid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or horrifying, especially with regard to violence or sex.
  2. Melodramatic.
  3. Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance.
  4. Being of a light yellow hue.
  5. Having a brown colour tinged with red.

Pronunciation

/ˈl(j)ʊə.ɹɪd/ /ˈlɔːɹɪd/ /ˈlʊɹɪd/ /ˈlɝɪd/ en-us-lurid.ogg /ˈlʉːɹɪd/ /ˈluːɹɪd/

Word forms

lurid more lurid most lurid

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *loiros Latin lūror Latin lūridusbor. English lurid Borrowed from Latin lūridus (“pale yellow, wan”).

Derived words

luridity luridly luridness
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