noun
- plural of lividness; the quality or state of being livid (discolored, bruised, or furiously angry)
Usage: Typically used in formal or literary contexts; Refers to either physical discoloration or intense emotional anger
Examples
- The lividnesses of the bruises on her arm indicated the severity of the fall.
- His face showed various lividnesses where he had been struck during the fight.
- The lividnesses of their anger made the argument escalate quickly.
- Medical examiners documented the lividnesses across the victim's body.
- The artist captured the lividnesses of emotion in the character's expression.