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frigid

[ frij-id ]
/ ˈfrɪdʒ ɪd /
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adjective

very cold in temperature: a frigid climate.
without warmth of feeling; without ardor or enthusiasm: a frigid reaction to the suggested law.
stiff or formal: a welcome that was polite but frigid.
(of a woman)
  1. inhibited in the ability to experience sexual excitement during sexual activity.
  2. unresponsive to sexual advances or stimuli.
unemotional or unimaginative; lacking passion, sympathy, or sensitivity: a correct, but frigid presentation.

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RELATED WORDS

ice-cold, frozen, freezing, chilly, icy, frosty, glacial, wintry, forbidding, cold, arctic, chill, cool, gelid, snappy, Siberian, antarctic, icebox, aloof, austere

Nearby words

  1. frightened,
  2. frightener,
  3. frightening,
  4. frightful,
  5. frightfully,
  6. frigid zone,
  7. frigidaire,
  8. frigidarium,
  9. frigidity,
  10. frigidly

Origin of frigid

1590–1600; < Latin frīgidus, equivalent to frīg(us) coldness (akin to Greek rhîgos; see rigid) + -idus -id4
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British Dictionary definitions for frigid

frigid

/ (ˈfrɪdʒɪd) /

adjective

formal or stiff in behaviour or temperament; lacking in affection or warmth
(esp of a woman)
  1. lacking sexual responsiveness
  2. averse to sexual intercourse or unable to achieve orgasm during intercourse
characterized by physical coldnessa frigid zone
Derived Formsfrigidity or frigidness, nounfrigidly, adverb

Word Origin for frigid

C15: from Latin frigidus cold, from frīgēre to be cold, freeze; related to Latin frīgus frost
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for frigid

frigid

adj.

1620s, from Latin frigidus "cold, chill, cool," figuratively "indifferent," from stem of frigere "be cold;" related to frigus "cold, coldness, frost," from PIE root *srig- "cold."

The meaning "wanting in sexual heat" is attested from 1650s. Frigidaire as the proprietary name of a brand of self-contained automatically operated iceless refrigerator dates from 1919 (Frigidaire Corporation, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for frigid

frigid

[ frĭj′ĭd ]

adj.

Extremely cold.
Persistently averse to sexual intercourse.
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