frigid
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ɪd adjective
1.
very cold in temperature: a frigid climate.
2.
without warmth of feeling; without ardor or enthusiasm: a frigid reaction to the suggested law.
3.
stiff or formal: a welcome that was polite but frigid.
4.
a.
inhibited in the ability to experience sexual excitement during sexual activity.
b.
unresponsive to sexual advances or stimuli.
5.
unemotional or unimaginative; lacking passion, sympathy, or sensitivity: a correct, but frigid presentation.
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World English Dictionary
frigid (ˈfrɪdʒɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | formal or stiff in behaviour or temperament; lacking in affection or warmth |
| 2. | (esp of a woman) |
| a. lacking sexual responsiveness | |
| b. averse to sexual intercourse or unable to achieve orgasm during intercourse | |
| 3. | characterized by physical coldness: a frigid zone |
| [C15: from Latin frigidus cold, from frīgēre to be cold, freeze; related to Latin frīgus frost] | |
| fri'gidity | |
| —n | |
| 'frigidness | |
| —n | |
| 'frigidly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
frigid
early 15c. (implied in frigidity), from L. frigidus "cold, chill, cool," from stem of frigere "be cold;" related to frigus "cold, coldness, frost." The meaning "wanting in sexual heat" is attested from 1650s. Frigidaire as the proprietary name of a brand of refrigerators dates from 1926.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
frigid frig·id (frĭj'ĭd)
adj.
Extremely cold.
Persistently averse to sexual intercourse.
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Example sentences
Windbreaks to keep animals safe from frigid conditions.
Several tour organizations travel to the frigid land commonly populated by penguins, seals and whales.
The return of the sun also means the return of warmth to this frigid land, although that concept is relative.
For the first time these sluggish, nearly blind creatures are photographed in their frigid habitat.
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