Main Entry: gel·id

Pronunciation: \ˈje-ləd\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin gelidus, from gelu frost, cold — more at cold

Date: 1599

: extremely cold : icy <gelid water> <a man of gelid reserve — New Yorker>

— ge·lid·i·ty \jə-ˈli-də-tē, je-\ noun

— gel·id·ly \ˈje-ləd-lē\ adverb