frigid[adjective]Synonyms:- cold, arctic, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry
- forbidding, aloof, austere, formal, unapproachable, unfeeling, unresponsive
Antonyms: ardent, amorous
Contrasted words: affectionate, demanding, loving
Related Idioms: as cold as an iceberg
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
fri‧gid /ˈfrɪdʒəd, ˈfrɪdʒɪd/
adjective[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: frigidus, from frigus 'cold']
1. a woman who is frigid does not like having sex
2. literary not friendly or kind
Synonym : cold,
icy,
frosty:
The guard looked at us with a frigid stare.3. formal very cold
Synonym : icy:
the frigid air—frigidly adverb—frigidity /frɪˈdʒɪdəti, frɪˈdʒɪdɪti/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲