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Webster 1913 Edition
Frigid
Frig′id
,Adj.
[L.
frigidus
, fr. frigere
to be cold; prob. akin to Gr. [GREEK] to shudder, or perh. to [GREEK] 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[GREEK] 28[GREEK] from the pole. See the Note under
Arctic
.Webster 1828 Edition
Frigid
FRIG'ID
,Adj.
1.
Cold; wanting heat or warmth; as the frigid zone.2.
Wanting warmth of affection; unfeeling; as a frigid temper or constitution.3.
Wanting natural heat or vigor sufficient to excite the generative power; impotent.4.
Dull; jejune; unanimated; wanting the fire of genius or fancy; as a frigid style; frigid rhymes.5.
Stiff; formal; forbidding; as a frigid look or manner.6.
Wanting zeal; dull; formal; lifeless; as frigid services.Definition 2024
frigid
frigid
English
Adjective
frigid (comparative frigider or more frigid, superlative frigidest or most frigid)
- Very cold; lacking warmth; icy.
- 2013 March 1, Nancy Langston, “Mining the Boreal North”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 2, page 98:
- Reindeer are well suited to the taiga’s frigid winters. They can maintain a thermogradient between body core and the environment of up to 100 degrees, in part because of insulation provided by their fur, and in part because of counter-current vascular heat exchange systems in their legs and nasal passages.
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- Chilly in manner; lacking affection or zeal; impassive.
- (colloquial) Sexually unresponsive, especially of a woman.
Related terms
Antonyms
Translations
very cold
chilly in manner; lacking affection or zeal; impassive
sexually unresponsive, especially of a woman
References
- frigid in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- frigid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Danish
Adjective
frigid
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Inflection
| Inflection of frigid | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | frigid | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | frigidt | — | —2 |
| Plural | frigide | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | frigide | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Related terms
- frigiditet
References
- “frigid” in Den Danske Ordbog