1. a bluish or purplish discoloration of the skin, especially due to poor circulation or bruising
Usage: medical
2. extreme anger or fury
Usage: formal

Examples

• The doctor noted the lividity around the patient’s ankles.
• Lividity in the fingertips indicated poor blood flow.
• The bruise showed obvious lividity after the accident.
• His face flushed with lividity at the insult.
• She could barely contain her lividity over the unfair decision.
• The lividity of his response surprised everyone in the room.