Definition of frigid
- frigid water
- had an emotionally frigid father
- writing precise and frigid poetry
The frigid gusts of wind stung their faces.
She was born into an emotionally frigid family.
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First Known Use: 1619
in the meaning defined at sense 1a
See Words from the same yeararctic, bitter, bone-chilling, chill, chilly, cold, coldish, cool, coolish, freezing, frosty, gelid, glacial, ice-cold, icy, nipping, nippy, numbing, polar, shivery, snappy, wintry (also wintery);
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;
heated, overheated, reheated, warmed;
feverish, flushed, inflamed (also enflamed);
equatorial, muggy, steamy, summery, tropical;
cryogenic, subfreezing, subzero, ultracold;
cutting, keen, penetrating, piercing, sharp;
bracing, brisk, crisp, invigorating, rigorous;
chilled, cooled, frosted, frozen, iced, refrigerated, unheated;
: very cold
: not friendly or loving : lacking emotional warmth
of a woman : not wanting to have sex : not enjoying sex
See words that rhyme with frigid Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for frigid Spanish Central: Translation of frigid Nglish: Translation of frigid for Spanish speakers
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