frigid
11frigid — 1620s, from L. 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… …
12frigid — freezing, gelid, icy, glacial, arctic, *cold, cool, chilly, frosty Antonyms: torrid (temperature): amorous (persons) …
13frigid — frigid‹e› »kühl, leidenschaftslos, sexuell nicht erregbar«: Das Adjektiv wurde zu Beginn des 19. Jh.s – vielleicht durch frz. Vermittlung – entlehnt aus lat. frigidus »kalt, kühl; ohne Feuer, fühllos«, das von lat. frigus »Kälte« abgeleitet ist.… …
14frigid — ► 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 …
15frigid — [frij′id] adj. [ME < L frigidus < frigere, to be cold < frigus, coldness, frost < IE base * srīg , coldness > Gr rhigos, frost] 1. extremely cold; without heat or warmth 2. without warmth of feeling or manner; stiff and formal 3.… …
16frigid — [[t]frɪ̱ʤɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Frigid means extremely cold. [FORMAL] A snowstorm hit the West today, bringing with it frigid temperatures... The water was too frigid to allow him to remain submerged for long. Syn: freezing 2) ADJ GRADED: usu v… …
17frigid — frigidness, n. frigidly, adv. /frij id/, adj. 1. very cold in temperature: a frigid climate. 2. without warmth of feeling; without ardor or enthusiasm: a frigid reaction to the suggested law. 3. stiff or formal: a welcome that was polite but… …
18frigid — fri|gid [ˈfrıdʒıd] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: frigidus, from frigus cold ] 1.) a woman who is frigid does not like having sex 2.) literary not friendly or kind = ↑cold, icy ↑icy, frosty ↑frosty ▪ The guard looked at us with a frigid… …
19frigid — adjective 1 a woman who is frigid does not like having sex 2 not friendly or kind: The guard looked at us with a frigid stare. 3 a place that is frigid is very cold frigidly adverb frigidity /frI dZIditi/ noun (U) …
20frigid — frig•id [[t]ˈfrɪdʒ ɪd[/t]] adj. 1) mer very cold in temperature: a frigid climate[/ex] 2) a) without warmth of feeling; without ardor or enthusiasm: a frigid reaction to the proposed law[/ex] b) stiff or formal: a polite but frigid welcome[/ex]… …
