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frigid

  • adjective
  • frig·id
  • frĭj'ĭd

Very cold; lacking warmth; icy.

Other meanings

  1. Chilly in manner; lacking affection or zeal; impassive.

  2. Sexually unresponsive, especially of a woman.

Synonyms

  • cold

Related words

  • anemofrigid
  • frigidity
  • frigidization
  • frigidly
  • frigidness
  • frigid zone
  • infrigidant
  • nonfrigid
  • unfrigid

Word history

From Latin "frīgidus" (cold).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “frigid” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.