gelidity

gel·id

[jel-id]
adjective
very cold; icy.

Origin:
1600–10; < Latin gelidus icy cold, equivalent to gel(um) frost, cold + -idus -id4

ge·lid·i·ty [juh-lid-i-tee] , gel·id·ness, noun
gel·id·ly, adverb
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gelid (ˈdʒɛlɪd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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Gelidity is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
gelid (ˈdʒɛlɪd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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