LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

lūridus

lūridus (feminine lūrida, neuter lūridum)
Classical[ˈɫuː.rɪ.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈluː.ri.dus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivepale yellow, wan, sallow, lurid
  2. adjectiveghastly, horrifying

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

pallidus, colōre mortis
lūridus -a -um — in Epistulae, ch. 18

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Luteus · Gilvus · Helvus · Flavus · Luridus

Luteus (from λωτός) denotes a decided yellow, as the yolk of an egg; gilvus, (ἀγλαός) and helvus, a fainter reddish yellow, like that of honey; flavus and luridus, a lighter whitish yellow; flavus (from φλεύω) a glossy beautiful yellow, like that of light auburn hair; luridus (from χλωρός) a wan unpleasant yellowishness, like that of pale death.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelūriduslūridalūridum
genitivelūridīlūridaelūridī
dativelūridōlūridaelūridō
accusativelūridumlūridamlūridum
ablativelūridōlūridālūridō
vocativelūridelūridalūridum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelūridīlūridaelūrida
genitivelūridōrumlūridārumlūridōrum
dativelūridīslūridīslūridīs
accusativelūridōslūridāslūrida
ablativelūridīslūridīslūridīs
vocativelūridīlūridaelūrida

lūrĭdus, a, um, adj. luror,
I. pale yellow, sallow, wan, ghastly, lurid.
I. Lit.: luridi supra modum pallidi, Paul. ex Fest. p. 120; cf.: luridus, ὠχρός, πέλιος, ἰκτερικός, ὑπώπιος, Gloss. Philox.: luridus Orcus, Hor. C. 3, 4, 74: pallor, Ov. M. 4, 267: dentes, Hor. C. 4, 13, 10: bilis, Sen. Ep. 95; cf.: viden tu illi maculari corpus maculis luridis, *Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 63: sol, Plin. Ep. 6, 20 fin.: luna, Sen. Med. 790.—
II. Transf., that renders pale or ghastly: horror, Ov. M. 14, 198: aconita, id. ib. 1, 147: mors, Sil. 13, 560.

Origins

From lūror (“sallowness, paleness”) (though De Vaan considers lūridus as the original, and lūror a derivative).

Descendants
  • Englishlurid
  • Catalanllord
  • Catalanllor
  • Italianlordo
  • Italianlurido
  • Occitanlord
  • Portugueseludro
  • Portugueselúrido
  • Asturianllurdia
  • Galicianlorda

In English words that came into English from lūridus

  • luridlūridus
  • lurgylordus

Quick answers

What does lūridus mean in Latin?
lūridus, a adjective, means “pale yellow, wan, sallow, lurid; ghastly, horrifying”.
How do you pronounce lūridus?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫuː.rɪ.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈluː.ri.dus].