- frigidity
- noun Date: 15th century the quality or state of being frigid; specifically marked or abnormal sexual indifference especially in a woman
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Frigidity — Fri*gid i*ty, n. [L. frigiditas: cf. F. frigidit[ e].] 1. The condition or quality of being frigid; coldness; want of warmth. [1913 Webster] Ice is water congealed by the frigidity of the air. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. Want of ardor,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
frigidity — early 15c., from Fr. frigidité (15c.), from L.L. frigiditatem (nom. frigiditas) the cold, from L. frigidus cold (see FRIGID (Cf. frigid)) … Etymology dictionary
frigidity — /fri jid i tee/, n. 1. the state or condition of being frigid. 2. (in women) inhibition, not caused by a physical disorder or medication, of sexual excitement during sexual activity. [1400 50; late ME frigidite coldness ( < MF fregidité) < LL… … Universalium
frigidity — frigid ► ADJECTIVE 1) very cold. 2) (of a woman) unable to be sexually aroused. 3) stiff or formal in style. DERIVATIVES frigidity noun frigidly adverb. ORIGIN Latin frigidus, from frigere be cold … English terms dictionary
frigidity — noun a) The state of being frigid; coldness; lack of heat. b) Coldness of feeling, manner or quality; lack of ardor, animation or vivacity; chilliness; dullness … Wiktionary
Frigidity — Failure of a female to respond to sexual stimulus; aversion on the part of a woman to sexual intercourse; failure of a female to achieve an orgasm (anorgasmia) during sexual intercourse. This disorder can stem from psychological or emotional… … Medical dictionary
frigidity — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. impassivity, coldness, aloofness, stiffness; see indifference 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Extreme lack of warmth: frigidness, frostiness, gelidity, gelidness, iciness, wintriness. See HOT … English dictionary for students
frigidity — fri·gid·i·ty || frɪ dʒɪdÉ™tɪ n. cold, coldness, chill; unfriendly manner; sexual unresponsiveness … English contemporary dictionary
frigidity — n. 1. Coldness, coolness, chilliness, frigidness, gelidity, gelidness, low temperature. 2. Dulness, frigidness, lifelessness, want of animation. 3. Frigidness, formality, primness, stiffness, rigidity, repelling manner, forbidding manner,… … New dictionary of synonyms
frigidity — n 1. chill, coldness, cold, gelidity, al gidity, iciness, frozenness; bitterness, rawness, sharpness. 2. indifference, apathy, inertia, lifelessness, tameness, dullness; imperturbability, imperturbation, stoniness, callousness, obdurateness,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
