— frigidness , n. — frigidly , adv.
/frij"id/ , adj.
1. very cold in temperature: a frigid climate.
2. without warmth of feeling; without ardor or enthusiasm: a frigid reaction to the suggested law.
3. stiff or formal: a welcome that was polite but frigid.
4. (of a woman)
a. inhibited in the ability to experience sexual excitement during sexual activity.
b. unresponsive to sexual advances or stimuli.
5. unemotional or unimaginative; lacking passion, sympathy, or sensitivity: a correct, but frigid presentation.
[ 1590-1600; frigidus, equiv. to frig ( us ) coldness (akin to Gk rhîgos; see RIGID) + -idus -ID 4 ]
Syn. 3. aloof, standoffish, distant, frosty, chilly, cool.