livid
li·vid/ˈlɪvɪd/adjective
livid is spelled L-I-V-I-D: 5 letters and 2 syllables (li·vid). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, livid means “Having a dark, bluish appearance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in livid?
| Letters | 5: L-I-V-I-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: li·vid |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is livid?
Livid appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce livid?
- /ˈlɪvɪd/
Livid has 2 syllables, split li·vid in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-livid.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of livid
- livider comparative
- more livid comparative
- lividest superlative
- most livid superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does livid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a dark, bluish appearance.
- 2
Pale, pallid.
- 3
informalSo angry that one turns pale; very angry; furious; liverish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Livid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | livide , furieux |
| German | blau , blass vor Wut, wütend, fuchsteufelswild, wutschäumend, rasend |
| Spanish | lívido |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does livid come from?
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”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).