gelidadj.

Brit.

/ˈdʒɛlɪd/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɛlid/

Etymology: < Latin gelidus icy cold, < gelum (gelus , gelu ) frost, intense cold; for the cognate Germanic words see cold adj.

a. Extremely cold, cold as ice, icy, frosty.In the first quot., gelled may be a participial adjective from geal v.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adjective] > icy-cold

ice-coldeOE

icy?1552

snow-cold1593

gelid1606

1606 J. Marston Wonder of Women iv. i. sig. E4 If she find some life Yet lurking close, she bites his gelled lips.

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xv. 162 Like a mighty snow Or gelide haile, that from the clouds, the Northerne spirit doth blow.

1695 Ld. Preston tr. Boethius Of Consol. Philos. i. 7 The Brightness of the Gelid Moon.

1747 J. Hervey Medit. (1748) II. 278 Even the blooming Cheeks contract a gelid Hue; and the Teeth hardly forbear chattering.

1764 O. Goldsmith Traveller 7 While sea-born gales their gelid wings expand.

1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions I. 298 As the air passes over the gelid surface of the ice.

1830 W. Phillips Mt. Sinai i. 205 In gelid Zembla's chill domain.

1863 J. Tyndall Heat (1870) vi. §228. 179 Sometimes..large and deep valleys receive the gelid masses thus sent down.

b. figurative.

ΚΠ

1631 B. Jonson New Inne v. ii. 50 The masse of blood Within me, is a standing lake of fire, Curl'd with the cold wind of my gelid sighs, That..shoot a February through my veines.

1681 S. Colvil Mock Poem (1751) 121 A gelid fear his heart possessed.

1827 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 21 791 Our gelid reception was owing not to dislike.

1866 W. D. Howells Venetian Life 36 She sniffed and offered a gelid prayer.

2. In a weaker sense: Cold, chill. Often of water, etc.: Refreshingly cold.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adjective]

chealdc1000

coldc1290

acoldc1330

key-cold1529

winterly1547

coldrycke1552

bleaka1616

algid1623

gelid1659

unwarm1694

achill1858

cold as charity1864

parky1886

chillsome1927

1659 T. Pecke Parnassi Puerperium 84 Autumn shakes off the Leaves, and brings Fruit too: I wish we could like gelid Autumn doe.

1676 J. Beal in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 11 601 Some thought, they perceived the luminous parts less gelid than the dark parts.

a1678 A. Marvell Upon Appleton House in Misc. Poems (1681) 95 As I carless on the Bed Of gelid Straw-berryes do tread.

1744 J. Thomson Summer in Seasons (new ed.) 63 By gelid Founts and careless Rills to muse.

1755 T. Smollett tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote II. iv. xv. 428 Drinking liquid chrystal from the gelid springs.

1869 Daily News 18 Aug. The sun down, the air is cool and gelid.

Derivatives

ˈgelidly adv.

ΚΠ

1848 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Gelidly, coldly.

1873 W. D. Howells Chance Acquaintance vii. 152 Gelidly self-satisfied.

ˈgelidness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [noun] > intense or extreme

frigidityc1420

frigor1599

key-coldness1614

gelidity1656

gelidness1727

ultracold1967

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Gelidness, Coldness, Frozenness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gelid
释义	gelidadj. Brit. /ˈdʒɛlɪd/, U.S. /ˈdʒɛlid/ Etymology: < Latin gelidus icy cold, < gelum (gelus , gelu ) frost, intense cold; for the cognate Germanic words see cold adj. 1. a. Extremely cold, cold as ice, icy, frosty.In the first quot., gelled may be a participial adjective from geal v. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adjective] > icy-cold ice-coldeOE icy?1552 snow-cold1593 gelid1606 1606 J. Marston Wonder of Women iv. i. sig. E4 If she find some life Yet lurking close, she bites his gelled lips. ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xv. 162 Like a mighty snow Or gelide haile, that from the clouds, the Northerne spirit doth blow. 1695 Ld. Preston tr. Boethius Of Consol. Philos. i. 7 The Brightness of the Gelid Moon. 1747 J. Hervey Medit. (1748) II. 278 Even the blooming Cheeks contract a gelid Hue; and the Teeth hardly forbear chattering. 1764 O. Goldsmith Traveller 7 While sea-born gales their gelid wings expand. 1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions I. 298 As the air passes over the gelid surface of the ice. 1830 W. Phillips Mt. Sinai i. 205 In gelid Zembla's chill domain. 1863 J. Tyndall Heat (1870) vi. §228. 179 Sometimes..large and deep valleys receive the gelid masses thus sent down. b. figurative. ΚΠ 1631 B. Jonson New Inne v. ii. 50 The masse of blood Within me, is a standing lake of fire, Curl'd with the cold wind of my gelid sighs, That..shoot a February through my veines. 1681 S. Colvil Mock Poem (1751) 121 A gelid fear his heart possessed. 1827 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 21 791 Our gelid reception was owing not to dislike. 1866 W. D. Howells Venetian Life 36 She sniffed and offered a gelid prayer. 2. In a weaker sense: Cold, chill. Often of water, etc.: Refreshingly cold. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adjective] chealdc1000 coldc1290 acoldc1330 key-cold1529 winterly1547 coldrycke1552 bleaka1616 algid1623 gelid1659 unwarm1694 achill1858 cold as charity1864 parky1886 chillsome1927 1659 T. Pecke Parnassi Puerperium 84 Autumn shakes off the Leaves, and brings Fruit too: I wish we could like gelid Autumn doe. 1676 J. Beal in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 11 601 Some thought, they perceived the luminous parts less gelid than the dark parts. a1678 A. Marvell Upon Appleton House in Misc. Poems (1681) 95 As I carless on the Bed Of gelid Straw-berryes do tread. 1744 J. Thomson Summer in Seasons (new ed.) 63 By gelid Founts and careless Rills to muse. 1755 T. Smollett tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote II. iv. xv. 428 Drinking liquid chrystal from the gelid springs. 1869 Daily News 18 Aug. The sun down, the air is cool and gelid. Derivatives ˈgelidly adv. ΚΠ 1848 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Gelidly, coldly. 1873 W. D. Howells Chance Acquaintance vii. 152 Gelidly self-satisfied. ˈgelidness n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [noun] > intense or extreme frigidityc1420 frigor1599 key-coldness1614 gelidity1656 gelidness1727 ultracold1967 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Gelidness, Coldness, Frozenness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1606
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