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frigid

adj
/ˈfɹɪd͡ʒɪd/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sríHgos Proto-Italic *srīgos Latin frīgus Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin frīgeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin frīgidusbor. English frigid Borrowed from Latin frīgidus (“cold”), from frīgeō (“to be cold”), from frīgus (“cold, coldness”), from Proto-Indo-European *sríHgos.

  1. derived from *sríHgos✻
  2. borrowed from frīgidus

Definitions

  1. Very cold

    Very cold; lacking warmth; icy.

    • A frigid, fine rain was falling.

  2. Chilly in manner

    Chilly in manner; lacking affection or zeal; impassive.

  3. Sexually unresponsive, especially of a woman.

    • In Italy, a plant called Pizza ugurdu is said to excite powerful erotic feelings even in the most frigid.

The neighborhood

Derived

anemofrigid, frigidity, frigidization, frigidly, frigidness, frigid zone, infrigidant, nonfrigid, unfrigid

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA