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)

inhibited in the ability to experience sexual excitement during sexual activity.
unresponsive to sexual advances or stimuli.

unemotional or unimaginative; lacking passion, sympathy, or sensitivity: a correct, but frigid presentation.

Words nearby frigid

frighten, frightened, frightener, frightful, frightfully, frigid, frigid zone, frigidaire, frigidarium, frigidity, frigidoreceptor

Origin of frigid

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

SYNONYMS FOR frigid

3 aloof, standoffish, distant, frosty, chilly, cool.

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OTHER WORDS FROM frigid

frig·id·ness, nounfrig·id·ly, adverbnon·frig·id, adjectivenon·frig·id·ly, adverb

non·frig·id·ness, nounun·frig·id, adjectiveun·frig·id·ly, adverbun·frig·id·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for frigid

After a half-century of frigid relations, the U.S. and Cuba have agreed to a thaw as the result of 18 months of secret talks.
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Russia is rapidly building up its military forces in the Arctic in an effort to secure its claims in the frigid region.
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Famine and frigid temperatures ensued, and roughly 10 percent of the population died.
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She never liked her mother—a frigid and inattentive woman—but adored her father.
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In the frigid temperatures, demonstrators constructed barricades, built a massive tent city and occupied government buildings.
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It was to save these devoted servants, that the spring of 1851 saw full 500 British and American seamen within the frigid zone.
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Grave and frigid, but inwardly warmhearted and passionate, O'Brien had little aptitude for rebellion.
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I remember Mrs. Deacon Ranney and her frigid companions very distinctly.
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Blasts of frigid wind swept the streets, and buffeted each other in a fury of resentment when they met around the corners.
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She has been successful in hiding from her husband her abnormality, he simply considering her frigid.
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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)

lacking sexual responsiveness
averse to sexual intercourse or unable to achieve orgasm during intercourse

characterized by physical coldnessa frigid zone

Derived forms of frigid

frigidity or frigidness, nounfrigidly, adverb

Word Origin for frigid

C15: from Latin frigidus cold, from frīgēre to be cold, freeze; related to Latin frīgus frost

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Medical definitions for frigid

frigid

[ frĭj′ĭd ]

adj.

Extremely cold.

Persistently averse to sexual intercourse.

frigid

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adjective

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adj.