Definitions of Lurid [ˈlʊər ɪd]

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Definition of 'Lurid'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) lurid
gruesome; horrible; revolting:
the lurid details of an accident.

2.  lurid
wildly dramatic or sensational; shocking:
the lurid tales of pulp magazines.

3.  lurid
shining with an unnatural, fiery glow; garishly red:
a lurid sunset.

4.  lurid
wan, pallid, or ghastly in hue; livid.

Etymology: (1650–60; < L lūridus sallow, ghastly)

Definition of 'Lurid'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) lurid
horrible in fierceness or savagery
"lurid crimes"; "a lurid life"

2. (adj) lurid, shocking
glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
"lurid details of the accident"

3. (adj) lurid
shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke
"a lurid sunset"; "lurid flames"

4. (adj) lurid
ghastly pale
"moonlight gave the statue a lurid luminence"

Definition of 'Lurid'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) Lurid
pale yellow; ghastly pale; wan; gloomy; dismal

2. (adj) Lurid
having a brown color tonged with red, as of flame seen through smoke

3. (adj) Lurid
of a color tinged with purple, yellow, and gray

Translation of 'Lurid'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (too) brightly coloured or vivid a lurid dress/painting/sky.
Afrikaans: luguber	Arabic: صارِخ، مُتَوَهِّج	Bulgarian: болезнено ярък
Brazilian: berrante	Czech: křiklavý; hrozivě zatažen	German: grell
Danish: skarp; skrigende	Greek: υπερβολικά έντονος, ζωηρό	Spanish: vistoso, llamativo, chill
Estonian: värvikas	Farsi: رنگ پریده	Finnish: räikeä
French: criard, voyant	Hebrew: צַעֲקָנִי	Hindi: चटकीला, आरक्त पीत
Croatian: žarki, plameni, koji zasl	Hungarian: ragyogó	Indonesian: meriah
Icelandic: æpandi, logandi	Italian: livido, pallido	Japanese: けばけばしい
Korean: 지나치게 화려한	Lithuanian: žaižaruojantis, ryškus	Latvian: ugunīgs; spilgts; kliedzo
Malay: menyilaukan mata	Dutch: schel	Norwegian: gloret, uhyggelig skjær
Polish: płonący	Persian: رنگ پریده	Pashto: رنګ اوښتى
Portuguese: berrante	Romanian: aprins,ţipător	Russian: кричащий;зловещий
Slovak: krikľavý; hrozivo zatiahn	Slovenian: kričeč	Serbian: drečav
Swedish: skrikig, gräll, brandröd	Thai: สีสด	Turkish: parlak, cafcaflı
Taiwanese: 耀眼的	Ukrainian: строкатий, надто пістряви	Urdu: چمکدار رنگ کا
Vietnamese: có màu nhợt nhạt	Chinese: 耀眼的
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