Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Extremely cold. synonym: cold.
- adjective Lacking warmth of feeling.
- adjective Stiff and formal in manner.
- adjective Showing little or no enthusiasm.
- adjective Often Offensive Lacking sexual desire or unwilling to engage in sexual activity. Used especially of women.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Cold in temperature; wanting heat or warmth; icy; wintry: as, the frigid zone.
- Cold in temperament or feeling; wanting warmth of affection or of zeal; chilly in manner; impassive.
- Marked by or manifesting mental coldness; coldly formal or precise; lifeless; torpid; chilling; as, frigid devotions or services; frigid politeness or manners.
- Wanting generative heat or vigor; impotent.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Cold; wanting heat or warmth; of low temperature.
- adjective Wanting warmth, fervor, ardor, fire, vivacity, etc.; unfeeling; forbidding in manner; dull and unanimated; stiff and formal
- adjective Wanting natural heat or vigor sufficient to excite the generative power; impotent.
- adjective that part of the earth which lies between either polar circle and its pole. It extends 23� 28� from the pole. See the Note under
Arctic .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Very
cold ; lackingwarmth ;icy . - adjective Chilly in
manner ; lackingaffection orzeal ;impassive . - adjective colloquial Sexually
unresponsive , especially of a woman.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective sexually unresponsive
- adjective devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
- adjective extremely cold
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Unless, indeed, she happens to belong to the class of women whom we call frigid, that is, if she is herself devoid of any sexual desire and feels no need of any sexual relations.
Woman Her Sex and Love Life William J. Robinson
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James Henson, a Marietta, Ga. dentist, had his boat capsize in frigid water.
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Phils edge Rox for 2-1 lead in frigid first-round series - USATODAY. com
Phils edge Rox for 2-1 lead in frigid first-round series 2009
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Phils edge Rox for 2-1 lead in frigid first-round series
Phils edge Rox for 2-1 lead in frigid first-round series 2009
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With a microphone submerged in frigid waters, composer Ryuichi Sakamoto captured whooshing currents, errant whale calls and crackling glaciers.
A Guide to This Week 2010
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James Henson, a Marietta, Ga. dentist, had his boat capsize in frigid water.
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Temporary ice hotels materialize each winter in frigid northern towns from Russia to Canada.
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For example, why would teenage mutant ninja turtles (nearly naked coldbloods) want to live in frigid New York?
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Standard Poodles are fine French hunting dogs and their woolly coats are admirably adapted for hunting in frigid French winters.
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After conference title games played in frigid conditions Sunday, record-breaking quarterback Tom Brady and the perfect New England Patriots will take on Eli (the other) Manning and the hot-at-the-right time New York Giants in a rematch in Super Bowl XLII in Glendale, Ariz.
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