gelid

gel·id

adjective \ˈje-ləd\

Definition of GELID

: 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

Examples of GELID

1. <the Titanic passengers could not long survive the gelid waters of the North Atlantic>
2. <the judge listened with the gelid detachment of someone who had heard it all before>

Origin of GELID

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

First Known Use: 1599

Related to GELID

Synonyms

algid, arctic, bitter, bone-chilling, chill, chilly, coldish, cool, coolish, freezing, frigid, frosty, cold, glacial, ice-cold, icy, nipping, nippy, numbing, polar, shivery, snappy, wintry (also wintery)

Antonyms

ardent, blazing, boiling, broiling, burning, fervent, fervid, fiery, glowing, hot, igneous, molten, piping hot, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, seething, sizzling, sultry, sweltering, torrid, ultrahot, warming, white-hot

Related Words

cryogenic, subfreezing, subzero, ultracold; cutting, keen, penetrating, piercing, sharp; bracing, brisk, crisp, invigorating, rigorous; chilled, cooled, frosted, frozen, iced, refrigerated, unheated

Near Antonyms

lukewarm, tepid; heated, overheated, reheated, warmed; snug, toasty, warm; feverish, flushed, inflamed (also enflamed); canicular, equatorial, muggy, steamy, summery, tropical