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gel⋅id

[jel-id]
–adjective
very cold; icy.

Origin:
1600–10; < L gelidus icy cold, equiv. to gel(um) frost, cold + -idus -id 4


ge⋅lid⋅i⋅ty [juh-lid-i-tee] , gel⋅id⋅ness, noun
gel⋅id⋅ly, adverb
gel·id   (jěl'ĭd)   
adj.  Very cold; icy: gelid ocean waters. See Synonyms at cold.

[Latin gelidus, from gelū, frost; see gel- in Indo-European roots.]
ge·lid'i·ty (jə-lĭd'ĭ-tē), gel'id·ness n., gel'id·ly adv.

Gelid

Gel"id\, a. [L. gelidus, fr. gelun frost, cold. See Cold, and cf. Congeal, Gelatin, Jelly.] Cold; very cold; frozen. "Gelid founts." --Thompson.
Language Translation for : gelid
Spanish: fila, hilera,
German: die Reihe,
Japanese:
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