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gelidity
[
jel
-id
]
gel·id
/
ˈdʒɛl
ɪd
/
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[
jel
-id
]
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adjective
very cold; icy.
Origin:
1600–10;
<
Latin
gelidus
icy cold, equivalent to
gel
(
um
) frost, cold +
-idus
-id
4
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ge·lid·i·ty
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ɪ
ti
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uh
-
lid
-i-tee
]
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,
gel·id·ness,
noun
gel·id·ly,
adverb
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gelid
(ˈdʒɛlɪd)
—
adj
very cold, icy, or frosty
[C17: from Latin
gelidus
icy cold, from
gelu
frost]
ge'lidity
—
n
'gelidness
—
n
'gelidly
—
adv
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