Frigidness
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 | |
| frigid (ˈfrɪdʒɪd) | |
| —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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