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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. sexually unresponsive;
- Example: "was cold to his advances"
- Example: "a frigid woman"
[syn: cold, frigid]

2. 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]

3. devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain;
- Example: "a frigid greeting"
- Example: "got a frosty reception"
- Example: "a frozen look on their faces"
- Example: "a glacial handshake"
- Example: "icy stare"
- Example: "wintry smile"
[syn: frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
      [1913 Webster]

   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.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. Wanting natural heat or vigor sufficient to excite the
      generative power; impotent. --Johnson.
      [1913 Webster]

   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.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

frigid
    adj 1: sexually unresponsive; "was cold to his advances"; "a
           frigid woman" [syn: cold, frigid]
    2: 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]
    3: devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness
       or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a
       frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy
       stare"; "wintry smile" [syn: frigid, frosty, frozen,
       glacial, icy, wintry]