Frigid

Frigid
Frigid Frig"id, a. [L. frigidus, fr. frigere to be cold; prob. akin to Gr. ? to shudder, or perh. to ? cold. Cf. {Frill}.] 1. Cold; wanting heat or warmth; of low temperature; as, a frigid climate. [1913 Webster]

2. Wanting warmth, fervor, ardor, fire, vivacity, etc.; unfeeling; forbidding in manner; dull and unanimated; stiff and formal; as, a frigid constitution; a frigid style; a frigid look or manner; frigid obedience or service. [1913 Webster]

3. Wanting natural heat or vigor sufficient to excite the generative power; impotent. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]

{Frigid zone}, 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}. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Frigīd — (v. lat.), 1) kalt; 2) kaltsinnig, gleichgültig; daher Frigidĭtät, 1) Kälte, Gleichgültigkeit; 2) männliches Unvermögen …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Frigīd — (lat. frigidus), kalt, kaltsinnig; gefühllos, frigidieren, kühl, kalt machen; Frigidität, Kälte, Kaltsinn, Herzlosigkeit …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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  • frigid — index cold blooded, insensible, insusceptible (uncaring), phlegmatic, unaffected (uninfluenced) Burton s Legal Thesaurus …   Law dictionary

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