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
: experiencing diminished or absent sexual desire or response
—used especially of a woman
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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The day will start with low temperatures in the 20s or lower for much of the central US and stay frigid.
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Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Even as conventional treatments for autoimmune diseases have become more effective than ever, alternative treatments, including nutritional supplements, breathing exercises, hyperbaric oxygen chambers, and cold plunges in frigid water, have proliferated.
—Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
In addition to the chance of snow, frigid temperatures will move into place from the Midwest through the Northeast, dropping lows into the 20s and 30s.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The Dolphins raced to a 9-3 start in 2023, but lost a three-game AFC East lead to Buffalo, finished 11-6 and lost 26-7 in frigid conditions in Kansas City in a wild card game.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
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Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Even as conventional treatments for autoimmune diseases have become more effective than ever, alternative treatments, including nutritional supplements, breathing exercises, hyperbaric oxygen chambers, and cold plunges in frigid water, have proliferated.
—Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
In addition to the chance of snow, frigid temperatures will move into place from the Midwest through the Northeast, dropping lows into the 20s and 30s.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The Dolphins raced to a 9-3 start in 2023, but lost a three-game AFC East lead to Buffalo, finished 11-6 and lost 26-7 in frigid conditions in Kansas City in a wild card game.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Frigid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frigid. Accessed 8 Nov. 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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