1
a
: intensely cold
frigid water
b
: lacking warmth or ardor : indifferent
had an emotionally frigid father
2
: lacking imaginative qualities : insipid
writing precise and frigid poetry
3
a
: abnormally averse to sexual intercourse
—used especially of women
b
of a female
: unable to achieve orgasm during sexual intercourse
frigidly
adverb
frigidness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of frigid in a Sentence
The frigid gusts of wind stung their faces.
She was born into an emotionally frigid family.
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The mild conditions gave way to a frigid period known as the Little Ice Age, however, which held sway until the 19th century.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2024
As the ship moves between these two frigid destinations, SH Diana spends most of its time in Scandinavia, the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, and northern, western, and southern Africa.
—Christina Liao, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2024
Teams thrive and flail amid the damp and frigid Alaskan autumn.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 1 Sep. 2024
Martian life might even be hidden in another part of the planet altogether, at its frigid poles or in underground caves.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 26 July 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2024
As the ship moves between these two frigid destinations, SH Diana spends most of its time in Scandinavia, the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, and northern, western, and southern Africa.
—Christina Liao, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2024
Teams thrive and flail amid the damp and frigid Alaskan autumn.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 1 Sep. 2024
Martian life might even be hidden in another part of the planet altogether, at its frigid poles or in underground caves.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 26 July 2024
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“Frigid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frigid. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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frigid
adjective
frig·id
ˈfrij-əd 
1
: freezing cold
2
: not friendly
a frigid stare
frigidity
noun
frij-ˈid-ət-ē
frigidly
adverb
ˈfrij-əd-lē
frigidness
noun
Medical Definition
frigid
adjective
frig·id
ˈfrij-əd
1
: lacking sexual desire : abnormally averse to sexual intercourse
—used especially of women
2
of a female
: unable to achieve orgasm during sexual intercourse
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