Definition of frigid
1a : intensely cold frigid waterb : lacking warmth or ardor : indifferent had an emotionally frigid father
2 : lacking imaginative qualities : insipid writing precise and frigid poetry
3a : abnormally averse to sexual intercourse —used especially of womenb of a female : unable to achieve orgasm during sexual intercourse
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Examples of frigid in a Sentence
The frigid gusts of wind stung their faces.
She was born into an emotionally frigid family.
Recent Examples of frigid from the Web
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Originally filed in 2015, the Zeisse complaint accused county officials of allowing dogs to live in kennels with frigid flooring.
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In contrast, Pluto's low gravity and frigid nitrogen ices make transport a snap.
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The frigid, faraway body that NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will zoom by 18 months from now may actually be a cluster of small objects, new observations suggest.
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But this year’s wet winter created a record Sierra Nevada snowpack, and the melt has engorged the river with swift, frigid water.
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Newfoundland, Canada In the frigid waters off the coast of Fogo Island icebergs float by on their journey southward.
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Indeed, the Wisconsin cabinet cards are decidedly frigid.
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Dykema and his collaborators plan to create a kilometer-long swath of reflective ice crystals in the frigid upper atmosphere by releasing water vapor behind a future World View balloon.
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The space, frigid on a warm evening, smelled of mildew.
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Origin and Etymology of frigid
Latin frigidus, from frigēre to be cold; akin to Latin frigus frost, cold, Greek rhigos
Other Psychology Terms
FRIGID Defined for English Language Learners
frigid
playDefinition of frigid for English Language Learners
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: very cold
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: not friendly or loving : lacking emotional warmth
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of a woman : not wanting to have sex : not enjoying sex
FRIGID Defined for Kids
frigid
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1 : freezing cold … he breathed again, feeling the sharp intake of frigid air. — Lois Lowry, The Giver
2 : not friendly a frigid stare
Medical Dictionary
frigid
playMedical Definition of frigid
1: lacking sexual desire : abnormally averse to sexual intercourse—used especially of women
2of a female : unable to achieve orgasm during sexual intercourse
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