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Recent Examples of frigidity
Rugged individualism, frigidity of rugged individual.
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ABC News, 25 Jan. 2026
Before there were ice rollers, cryo masks, and other face-cooling tools that purport to firm and smooth skin with the power of frigidity, there was the simple act of dunking one's face in a bowl of icy water.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 14 Jan. 2026
However, something is belying Ciara’s frigidity during this conversation.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2025
Anticipating frigidity, the organizers of the 2025 iteration (Donald Trump’s, reprise) moved the event indoors, to the Capitol Rotunda, whose limited capacity of six hundred people helpfully delineated who was in and who was on the outs.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025
Still cold and a bit blustery tomorrow, just not quite on par with today’s frigidity.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2024
Yet the effect is of the gentle quiet of snowfall, rather than the lethal frigidity of an icicle.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Feb. 2022
ABC News, 25 Jan. 2026
Before there were ice rollers, cryo masks, and other face-cooling tools that purport to firm and smooth skin with the power of frigidity, there was the simple act of dunking one's face in a bowl of icy water.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 14 Jan. 2026
However, something is belying Ciara’s frigidity during this conversation.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2025
Anticipating frigidity, the organizers of the 2025 iteration (Donald Trump’s, reprise) moved the event indoors, to the Capitol Rotunda, whose limited capacity of six hundred people helpfully delineated who was in and who was on the outs.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025
Still cold and a bit blustery tomorrow, just not quite on par with today’s frigidity.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2024
Yet the effect is of the gentle quiet of snowfall, rather than the lethal frigidity of an icicle.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frigidity
Noun
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Ideal snowmaking conditions today require a dewpoint temperature – the combination of coldness and humidity – of around 28 F (-2 C) or less.—
Sunshine Swetnam,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2026
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This character often keeps her feelings to herself, not out of coldness but from a fear of becoming a burden to others.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The whole film is a great demonstration of the actress’s range, since Fanning then turns around and gives our nemesis, Tessa, a convincing iciness.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Frigidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frigidity. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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