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gel·id

(jĕl′ĭd)

adj.

Very cold; icy: gelid ocean waters. See Synonyms at cold.

[Latin gelidus, from gelū, frost; see gel- in Indo-European roots.]

ge·lid′i·ty (jə-lĭd′ĭ-tē), gel′id·ness n.

gel′id·ly adv.

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gelid

(ˈdʒɛlɪd)

adj

very cold, icy, or frosty

[C17: from Latin gelidus icy cold, from gelu frost]

geˈlidity, ˈgelidness n

ˈgelidly adv

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gel•id

(ˈdʒɛl ɪd)

adj.

very cold; icy.

[1600–10; < Latin gelidus icy cold =gel(um) frost, cold + -idus -id⁴]

ge•lid•i•ty (dʒəˈlɪd ɪ ti) n.

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Adj.

gelid - extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"

arctic, frigid, icy, 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"

gelid

adjective

Very cold:

arctic, boreal, freezing, frigid, frosty, glacial, icy, polar, wintry.

Archaic: frore.

Idiom: bitter cold.

Translations

gélido

froid

freddo gelato gelido ghiacciato

fruseniskall

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