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- pronunciation:
- frI
jihd
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
extremely cold; freezing.
Our area will be experiencing frigid temperatures this week.It's warmer today, but it was frigid yesterday.- synonyms:
- freezing, gelid, glacial, hyperborean, ice-cold, icy, piercing
- antonyms:
- scalding, scorching, sweltering
- similar words:
- arctic, bitter, cutting, frosty, wintry
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| definition 2: |
emotionally cold; unfriendly or unemotional.
He eyed us with a frigid stare.- synonyms:
- cold, frosty, glacial, ice-cold, icy
- antonyms:
- ardent, fiery, warm
- similar words:
- chilly, cold-hearted, unfriendly
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| definition 3: |
of a woman, sexually unresponsive.
She was not frigid; she had simply fallen out of love with her husband.- antonyms:
- passionate
- similar words:
- cold, ice-cold
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| related words: |
chill, distant, stony |
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| derivations: |
frigidly (adv.), frigidity (n.), frigidness (n.) |
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