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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. extremely cold;
- Example: "an arctic climate"
- Example: "a frigid day"
- Example: "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"
- Example: "glacial winds"
- Example: "icy hands"
- Example: "polar weather"
[syn: arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Gelid \Gel"id\ (j[e^]l"[i^]d), a. [L. gelidus, fr. gelu frost,
   cold. See Cold, and cf. Congeal, Gelatin, Jelly.]
   Cold; very cold; frozen. "Gelid founts." --Thompson.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

gelid
    adj 1: extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day";
           "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds";
           "icy hands"; "polar weather" [syn: arctic, frigid,
           gelid, glacial, icy, polar]