Meaning of FRIGID
| Pronunciation: | | 'frijid
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- [adj] extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "let's get inside; I'm freezing"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"
- [adj] devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile"
- [adj] sexually unresponsive; "was cold to his advances"; "a frigid woman"
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| | Synonyms: | | arctic, cold, freezing, frosty, frozen, gelid, glacial, icy, polar, unloving, wintry |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Frig"id\, a. [L. frigidus, fr. frigere to be cold; prob.
akin to Gr. ? to shudder, or perh. to ? cold. Cf. {Frill}.]
1. Cold; wanting heat or warmth; of low temperature; as, a
frigid climate.
2. Wanting warmth, fervor, ardor, fire, vivacity, etc.;
unfeeling; forbidding in manner; dull and unanimated;
stiff and formal; as, a frigid constitution; a frigid
style; a frigid look or manner; frigid obedience or
service.
3. Wanting natural heat or vigor sufficient to excite the
generative power; impotent. --Johnson.
{Frigid zone}, that part of the earth which lies between
either polar circle and its pole. It extends 23? 28? from
the pole. See the Note under {Arctic}.
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