luridity

She found herself liking him extremely; the first impression he had made on her had had weight, but at the end of an evening spent in his society she scarce fell short of seeing him — though quite without luridity — as a hero of romance.

The Portrait of a Lady 2003

It dazed her, like a flame of lightning before her eyes, and then, like lightning, it lit up the world with terrifying luridity.

The Fortieth Door Mary Hastings Bradley

She found herself liking him extremely; the first impression he had made on her had had weight, but at the end of an evening spent in his society she scarce fell short of seeing him -- though quite without luridity -- as a hero of romance.

The Portrait of a Lady 1881

She found herself liking him extremely; the first impression he had made on her had had weight, but at the end of an evening spent in his society she scarce fell short of seeing him -- though quite without luridity -- as a hero of romance.

The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 Henry James 1879

The Apprentice or the luridity of Trading Spouses.

Harper's Magazine Bill Wasik 2010