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algid - 4 dictionary results

al⋅gid

[al-jid]
–adjective
cold; chilly.

Origin:
1620–30; < L algidus cold; see algor


al⋅gid⋅i⋅ty, al⋅gid⋅ness, noun
al·gid   (āl'jĭd)   
adj.  Cold; chilly.

[Latin algidus, from algēre, to be cold.]
al·gid'i·ty (-jĭd'ĭ-tē) n.

Algid

Al"gid\, a. [L. algidus cold, fr. algere to be cold: cf. F. algide.] Cold; chilly. --Bailey.

Algid cholera (Med.), Asiatic cholera.

Main Entry: al·gid
Pronunciation: 'al-j&d
Function: adjective
: marked by prostration, cold and clammy skin, and low blood pressure —usedchiefly of a severe form of malaria
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