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frig⋅id

  [frij-id]
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–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. (of a woman)
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.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L frīgidus, equiv. to frīg(us) coldness (akin to Gk rhîgos; see rigid ) + -idus -id 4

Related forms:
frig⋅id⋅ness, noun
frig⋅id⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
3. aloof, standoffish, distant, frosty, chilly, cool.
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frig·id   (frĭj'ĭd)   
adj.  

  1. Extremely cold. See Synonyms at cold.

  2. Lacking warmth of feeling.

  3. Stiff and formal in manner: a frigid refusal to a request.

  4. Persistently averse to sexual intercourse.


[Latin frīgidus, cold, from frīgus, the cold.]
fri·gid'i·ty (frĭ-jĭd'ĭ-tē), frig'id·ness n., frig'id·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

frigid 
c.1420 (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 1660. Frigidaire as the proprietary name of a brand of refrigerators dates from 1926.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: frig·id
Pronunciation: 'frij-&d
Function: adjective
1 : abnormally averse to sexual intercourse —used especially ofwomen
2 of a female : unable to achieve orgasm during sexual intercourse
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

frigid frig·id (frĭj'ĭd)
adj.

  1. Extremely cold.

  2. Persistently averse to sexual intercourse.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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