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gelidness

[jel-id]

adjective

very cold; icy.

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

Related forms

ge·lid·i·ty

[juh-lid-i-tee] , 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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