frigid

[frij-id] /ˈfrɪdʒ ɪd/
adjective
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.
  1. inhibited in the ability to experience sexual excitement during sexual activity.
  2. unresponsive to sexual advances or stimuli.
5.
unemotional or unimaginative; lacking passion, sympathy, or sensitivity:
a correct, but frigid presentation.
Origin
1590-1600; < Latin frīgidus, equivalent to frīg(us) coldness (akin to Greek rhîgos; see rigid) + -idus -id4
Related forms
frigidness, noun
frigidly, adverb
nonfrigid, adjective
nonfrigidly, adverb
nonfrigidness, noun
unfrigid, adjective
unfrigidly, adverb
unfrigidness, noun
Synonyms
3. aloof, standoffish, distant, frosty, chilly, cool.
Examples from the web for frigid
  • Now a frigid chill is sweeping the expert-network industry.
  • How the frigid economic climate is creating a certain human warmth on our campuses.
  • The waters off the coast vary from frigid to temperate to tropical.
  • These hibernacula are not as well protected from frigid weather and may freeze, along with their inhabitants.
  • Here are some photos of frosty lettuce, the morning after a frigid night.
  • The spacecraft is also equipped with a camera to survey the landing site and a weather station to study the frigid climate.
  • The ability to survive and thrive in frigid water is impressive, but insects must survive much colder temperatures on land.
  • These colorful, shell-less creatures can be found from frigid seas to warm tropical waters.
  • They had survived for so long, under harsh environmental conditions, which included long frigid periods.
  • The temperatures dipped below freezing and the frigid winds were gusting.
British Dictionary definitions for frigid

frigid

/ˈfrɪdʒɪd/
adjective
1.
formal or stiff in behaviour or temperament; lacking in affection or warmth
2.
(esp of a woman)
  1. lacking sexual responsiveness
  2. averse to sexual intercourse or unable to achieve orgasm during intercourse
3.
characterized by physical coldness: a frigid zone
Derived Forms
frigidity, frigidness, noun
frigidly, adverb
Word Origin
C15: from Latin frigidus cold, from frīgēre to be cold, freeze; related to Latin frīgus frost
Word Origin and History for frigid
adj.

1620s, from Latin frigidus "cold, chill, cool," figuratively "indifferent," from stem of frigere "be cold;" related to frigus "cold, coldness, frost," from PIE root *srig- "cold."

The meaning "wanting in sexual heat" is attested from 1650s. Frigidaire as the proprietary name of a brand of self-contained automatically operated iceless refrigerator dates from 1919 (Frigidaire Corporation, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.).

frigid in Medicine

frigid frig·id (frĭj'ĭd)
adj.

  1. Extremely cold.

  2. Persistently averse to sexual intercourse.