frigid

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fri·gid /ˈfrɪdʒɪd/ adjectiveadj

1. SYa woman who is frigid does not like having sex 〔女子〕性冷淡的

2 literaryFRIENDLY not friendly or kind 冷淡的；不友好的 SYN cold, icy, frosty

The guard looked at us with a frigid stare.

守卫冷冷地盯着我们。

3 formalCOLD very cold 寒冷的，酷寒的 SYN icy

the frigid air

寒冷的空气

—frigidly adverbadv

—frigidity /frɪˈdʒɪdəti/ noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

frigid• There was lots of kissing and hair-stroking going on, which always makes onlookers feel rather frigid and inadequate.• Within several months of landing, the daily shock of frigid cold and oven heat will crack the brain chips into uselessness.• a frigid look• At night, they sleep on hammocks in plastic-sheeting shelters or on the frigid, rain-soaked earth.• It took Robyn ages to peel away the sodden material from her frigid skin.• On Friday morning we awoke to frigid temperatures and a San Juan River running at about 500 cubic feet per second.• A frigid wind surged through the arches, producing a ghoulish whine.• frigid winds• Wide-eyed children bounced on the knees of smiling nurses in rooms well heated against a frigid winter day.

Origin frigid

(1400-1500) Latin frigidus, from frigus “cold”

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