frigid

frig·id  (frjd)

adj.

1. Extremely cold. See Synonyms at cold.

2. Lacking warmth of feeling.

3. Stiff and formal in manner: a frigid refusal to a request.

4. Persistently averse to sexual intercourse.

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[Latin frgidus, cold, from frgus, the cold.]

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fri·gidi·ty (fr-jd-t), frigid·ness n.

frigid·ly adv.

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frigid [ˈfrɪdʒɪd]

adj

1. formal or stiff in behaviour or temperament; lacking in affection or warmth

2. (esp of a woman)

a.  lacking sexual responsiveness

b.  averse to sexual intercourse or unable to achieve orgasm during intercourse

3. characterized by physical coldness a frigid zone

[from Latin frigidus cold, from frīgēre to be cold, freeze; related to Latin frīgus frost]

frigidity , frigidness n

frigidly  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	frigid - sexually unresponsive; "was cold to his advances"; "a frigid woman" cold unloving - not giving or reciprocating affection
	2.	frigid - extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather" gelid, icy, arctic, glacial, polar cold - having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer"
	3.	frigid - devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile" frosty, icy, wintry, glacial, frozen cold - extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion; "a cold unfriendly nod"; "a cold and unaffectionate person"; "a cold impersonal manner"; "cold logic"; "the concert left me cold"

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frigid

adjective

1. freezing, cold, frozen, icy, chill, arctic, Siberian, frosty, cool, glacial, wintry, gelid, frost-bound, hyperboreal The water was too frigid to allow him to remain submerged.
freezing hot, warm, stifling, sweltering

2. sexually unresponsive, cold, distant, unfeeling, passionless, undemonstrative My husband says I am frigid.

3. chilly, formal, stiff, forbidding, rigid, passive, icy, austere, aloof, lifeless, repellent, unresponsive, unfeeling, unbending, unapproachable, passionless, unloving, cold as ice, cold-hearted She replied with a frigid smile.
chilly warm, friendly, passionate, sensual, responsive, ardent, impassioned, cordial, hospitable

Translations

frigid [ˈfrɪdʒɪd] ADJ

1. (sexually) → frígido

2. (= unfriendly) [atmosphere, look etc] → frío, glacial

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frigid [ˈfrɪdʒɪd] adj [woman] → frigide

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frigid

adj

(sexually) → frigide

(form: = cold) place, air, night, weather → eiskalt; temperature, silence, stare → eisig; atmosphere, manner, smile → frostig

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frigid [ˈfrɪdʒɪd] adj (atmosphere, look) → glaciale (Psych) → frigido/a

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frigid

adj frigid [ˈfridʒid]

1 cold and unemotional He behaves in a frigid manner. kil بارد الشُّعور студен chladný kølig; uvenlig kalt ψυχρός, παγερός frío jäik سرد و بی احساس jäätävä froid קָר संभोग से विरक्त hladan, bezosjećajan rideg dingin kuldalegur freddo ひややかな 인정이 없는 šaltas, abejingas vēss; dzedrs; bezkaislīgs dingin ijzig (is)kald, stiv, formell zimny, oziębły frígido rece, frigid холодный chladný, frigidný hladen; frigiden hladan kall, kallsinnig เย็นชา duygusuz, soğuk 冷淡的 холодний ٹھنڈے مزاج کا lạnh nhạt; nhạt nhẽo 冷淡的

2 frozen the frigid zones of the world (= the Arctic and Antarctic). koue مُتَجَمِّد мразовит ledový bidende kold eisig παγωμένος glacial, muy frío polaar- ناحیه قطب شمال و جنوب kylmä glacial קָפוּא भावरहित, अतिशीतल leden (pojas) fagyos; sarki beku mjög kaldur glaciale 極寒の 추운 įšalo auksts; ledains; polārs beku koud (is)kald zmarznięty frígido glaciar полярный ľadový mrzel zamrznut kall เย็นจัด donmuş 寒冷的 арктичний برفانی giá lạnh; băng giá 寒冷的

adv frigidly

koud بِبُرود студено chladně køligt; uvenligt; bidende koldt kalt ψυχρά fríamente külmalt بطور بسیار سرد kylmästi glacialement בִּקרִירוּת संभोग से विरक्त‍ि के साथ hladno, ledeno fagyosan secara dingin kuldalega in modo freddo/glaciale ひややかに 냉담하게, 형식적으로 šaltai auksti; bezkaislīgi dengan dingin ijzig kjølig, kaldt, stivt ozięble friamente cu răceală, (în mod) frigid холодно ľadovo, chladne mrzlo frigidno kallt, kallsinnigt อย่างเย็นชา duygusuzca 冷淡地 холодно ٹھنڈے پن سے thờ ơ; lạnh nhạt 冷淡地

n friˈgidity

ysigheid, kilheid بُرود безразличие chlad frigiditet die Kälte ψυχρότητα frigidez jäisus سردی؛ انجماد frigiditeetti grande froideur יַחַס צוֹנֵן काम शैथल्य hladnoca, studen fagyosság; frigiditás sikap dingin kuldi, kaldlyndi freddezza 冷淡 냉담 šaltumas, frigidiškumas aukstums; vēsums; dzedrums; bezkaislīgums kedinginan ijzigheid, frigiditeit kjølighet, kulde, stivhet oziębłość frigidez frigiditate холодность chlad; frigidita hud mraz; frigidnost frigidnost kylighet, kallsinnighet ความเย็นชา duygusuzluk 寒冷，冷淡 холодність برودت sự thờ ơ; sự lạnh nhạt 寒冷，冷淡