lividity

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English lividite, lyvydite, from Middle French lividité and its etymon Medieval Latin līviditās, from Latin līvidus (“livid”) + -tās (suffix forming abstract nouns). By surface analysis, livid +‎ -ity. === Noun === lividity (usually uncountable, plural lividities) (uncountable) The state or quality of being livid. (countable) A livid area of skin, such as a bruise, or as is often found on cadavers. (uncountable) Livor mortis, suggillation. ==== Synonyms ==== lividness ==== Related terms ==== livid lividly ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “lividity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.