English → Latin
“lurid” in Latin
obscūrusdark, dusky, shadowy; indistinct, unintelligible, obscure; intricate, involved, complicatedcālīginōsusfull of mist, covered with mist, misty, foggy; cloudy; dark, obscure, gloomy; uncertain, dark, obscuretenebricōsusfull of darkness or gloom, shrouded in darkness, dark, gloomyāterdull black (as opposed to niger, shining black); dark; gloomy, sad, dismal, unlucky; malevolentlūcidusclear, bright, shining, full of light; clear, perspicuous, lucid
The English word lurid itself goes back to Latin lūridus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
lurid
obscurus (opposed to illustris, lucidus); caliginosus, tenebricosus, tenebris circumfusus, ater (stronger than obscurus).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for lurid?
- The usual Latin words for “lurid” are obscūrus, cālīginōsus, tenebricōsus; also āter, lūcidus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.