FRIGID


Meaning of FRIGID in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ' fri-j ə d

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin frigidus, from frig ē re to be cold; akin to Latin frigus frost, cold, Greek rhigos

Date: 1619

1 a : intensely cold b : lacking warmth or ardor : INDIFFERENT

2 : lacking imaginative qualities : INSIPID

3 a : abnormally averse to sexual intercourse ― used especially of women b of a female : unable to achieve orgasm during sexual intercourse

– frig · id · ly adverb

– frig · id · ness noun

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