FRIGID


Meaning of FRIGID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfri-jəd ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin frigidus, from frigēre 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.