FRIGID


Meaning of FRIGID in English

adj.1 a lacking friendliness or enthusiasm; apathetic, formal, forced. b dull, flat, insipid. c chilling, depressing.

2 (of a woman) sexually unresponsive.

3 (esp. of climate or air) cold.

Phrases and idioms:

frigid zones the parts of the earth north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle.

Derivatives:

frigidity n. frigidly adv. frigidness n.

Etymology: L frigidus f. frigere be cold f. frigus (n.) cold

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.