frigid
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frig·id
(frĭj'ĭd) 
adj.
frigidly frig'id·ly adv.
adj.
- Extremely cold. See synonyms at cold.
- Lacking warmth of feeling.
- Stiff and formal in manner: a frigid refusal to a request.
- Persistently averse to sexual intercourse.
[Latin frīgidus, cold, from frīgus, the cold.]
frigidity fri·gid'i·ty (frĭ-jĭd'ĭ-tē) or frig'id·ness n.frigidly frig'id·ly adv.
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frigid
adjective
- Very cold: arctic, boreal, freezing, frosty, gelid, glacial, icy, polar, wintry. Archaic frore. Idioms: bitterbitterlycold. See hot/cold/lukewarm.
- Lacking all friendliness and warmth: cold, frosty, glacial, icy. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, hot/cold/lukewarm.
- Deficient in or lacking sexual desire: ardorless, cold, inhibited, passionless, unresponsive. See sex/asexual.
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frigid
adj
Definition: extremely cold
Antonyms: burning, hot, warm
adj
Definition: unresponsive
Antonyms: amicable, amorous, friendly, lovable, loving, responsive, warm
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frigid
IN BRIEF: Freezing cold.
When the storm blew in from Alaska, the wind was absolutely frigid.
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categories related to 'frigidity'
- Syndromes, Disorders, and Conditions - frigidity: inability of woman to achieve orgasm through coitus
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Frigid may refer to:
- Cold
- Two sexual disorders sometimes referred to as frigidity (considered offensive):
- Polar region or frigid zone, one of the two geographical zones of the Earth's surface within the polar circles
- FRIGID New York, an Off-Off-Broadway festival hosted by Horsetrade Theatre
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Frigid
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - frigid, iskold, formel
Nederlands (Dutch)
frigide, zeer koud, onverschillig, zonder fantasie, saai, deprimerend, zonder hartstocht
Français (French)
adj. - (Méd) frigide, (Géog) glacial
Deutsch (German)
adj. - frigide, eisig kalt, frostig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - παγερός, ψυχρός, κρύος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - frígida
Русский (Russian)
холодный, бесстрастный, арктический (пояс)
Español (Spanish)
adj. - frígido
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - (is)kall, kylig, frigid (fysiol.)
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
寒冷的, 冷淡的, 严寒的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 寒冷的, 冷淡的, 嚴寒的
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 寒さの厳しい, 極寒の, 冷淡な, 不感症の
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) قارس, , فاتر العاطفه
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - קר, צונן, אדיש, קרה (מינית)
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