Word
livid
US/ˈɫɪvɪd/
UK/lˈɪvɪd/
Definitions
01extremely angry
B2 · Upper Intermediate Informal
adj. extremely angry or furious about something.
adj. extremely angry; furious. While the etymological root refers to turning pale with rage, it is now used as a general intensifier for anger.
“My boss was livid when he found out I had lost the important files.”
“The residents were livid after the council decided to cancel the project without any prior public consultation.”
02discoloured or bruised
C1 · Advanced Literary · Technical
adj. having a dark, bluish, or purple colour, like a bruise on the skin.
adj. having a dark, bluish, or leaden appearance; often used to describe the colour of bruised flesh or a stormy sky.
Español:lívido
“The boxer had a livid bruise under his left eye after the fight.”
“The sky turned a livid shade of grey just before the storm broke over the valley.”
Synonyms
03pale or bloodless
C2 · Proficiency Archaic · Literary
adj. looking very pale, especially because of illness or strong emotion.
adj. pallid or ashen in appearance; lacking healthy colour.
“His face was livid with fear as he watched the ghost appear.”
“She stood by the window, her features livid in the cold moonlight, looking like a marble statue.”
Synonyms
Real-World Examples
“Icily livid, Amanda calls the police, which sets in train events that she almost instantly regrets.” “His forehead was livid blue from a fall.” Etymology
From Middle English livid, livide, from Old French livide, from Latin līvidus (“bluish, livid; envious”), from līveō (“be of a bluish color or livid; envy”), from Proto-Italic sliwēō, from Proto-Indo-European sliwo-, suffixed form of *(s)leh₃y- (“bluish”). See also Old English slā (“sloe”), Welsh lliw (“splendor, color”), Old Irish li, Lithuanian slyvas (“plum”), and Russian and Old Church Slavonic слива (sliva, “plum”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.C1 AdvancedIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.7.0–8.0TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 5.0–5.595–113TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.945–990
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