Dictionary Definition
luridness
Noun
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]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
luridness- The property of being lurid.
- The luridness of the author's descriptions turned off the critics.