1.
[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]