English Dictionary: frigid | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Frigid \Frig"id\, a. [L. frigidus, fr. frigere to be cold; prob. akin to Gr. [?] to shudder, or perh. to [?] cold. Cf. {Frill}.] 1. Cold; wanting heat or warmth; of low temperature; as, a frigid climate. 2. Wanting warmth, fervor, ardor, fire, vivacity, etc.; unfeeling; forbidding in manner; dull and unanimated; stiff and formal; as, a frigid constitution; a frigid style; a frigid look or manner; frigid obedience or service. 3. Wanting natural heat or vigor sufficient to excite the generative power; impotent. --Johnson. {Frigid zone}, that part of the earth which lies between either polar circle and its pole. It extends 23[?] 28[?] from the pole. See the Note under {Arctic}. |