Frigid Definition

frĭjĭd
adjective
Extremely cold; without heat or warmth.
Webster's New World
Lacking warmth of feeling.
American Heritage
Without warmth of feeling or manner; stiff and formal.
Webster's New World
Showing little or no enthusiasm.
Scientists gave the new theory a frigid reception.
American Heritage
Habitually failing to become sexually aroused, or abnormally repelled by sexual activity.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Frigid

  • From Latin frīgidus (“cold”), from frīgeō (“I am cold”), from frigus (“cold, coldness”), from Proto-Indo-European *sriges-, *sriHges-.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin frīgidus cold from frīgus the cold

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Frigid Sentence Examples

  • His look was one of frigid anger as he stormed out.

  • Tying her hair back, she pulled off her socks, took a deep breath and dove into the frigid lake.

  • She stepped out into the frigid morning, her boots sinking into the snow with a squeaking sound.

  • Carmen jerked the door open and gasped at the rush of frigid air.

  • The air funneling up from the snow-covered hollows was frigid and the little doeling was dying of hypothermia.

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