1
a
: intensely cold
frigid water
b
: lacking warmth or ardor : indifferent
had an emotionally frigid father
2
: lacking imaginative qualities : insipid
writing precise and frigid poetry
3
a
: abnormally averse to sexual intercourse
—used especially of women
b
of a female
: unable to achieve orgasm during sexual intercourse
frigidly
adverb
frigidness
noun
Examples of frigid in a Sentence
The frigid gusts of wind stung their faces.
She was born into an emotionally frigid family.
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Swift and Kelce's family were safely bundled up in a luxury box on that frigid Saturday night.
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Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Prior to and after the ruling, a small but noisy crowd spent those fateful hours chanting in support outside the PJ headquarters in San Telmo, a nearby Buenos Aires neighborhood, many of whom followed her back to Calle San José that frigid night.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Swift and Kelce's family were safely bundled up in a luxury box on that frigid Saturday night.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
The frigid water of the bay churned 220 feet below him.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Frigid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frigid. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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frigid
adjective
frig·id
ˈfrij-əd 
1
: freezing cold
2
: not friendly
a frigid stare
frigidity
noun
frij-ˈid-ət-ē
frigidly
adverb
ˈfrij-əd-lē
frigidness
noun
Medical Definition
frigid
adjective
frig·id
ˈfrij-əd
1
: lacking sexual desire : abnormally averse to sexual intercourse
—used especially of women
2
of a female
: unable to achieve orgasm during sexual intercourse
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