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gelid
gel·id G0072900 (jĕl′ĭd)adj. Very cold; icy: gelid ocean waters. See Synonyms at cold. [Latin gelidus, from gelū, frost; see gel- in Indo-European roots.] ge·lid′i·ty (jə-lĭd′ĭ-tē), gel′id·ness n.gel′id·ly adv.gelid (ˈdʒɛlɪd) adjvery cold, icy, or frosty[C17: from Latin gelidus icy cold, from gelu frost] geˈlidity, ˈgelidness n ˈgelidly advgel•id (ˈdʒɛl ɪd) adj. very cold; icy. [1600–10; < Latin gelidus icy cold =gel(um) frost, cold + -idus -id4] ge•lid•i•ty (dʒəˈlɪd ɪ ti) n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | gelid - extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"arctic, frigid, icy, glacial, polarcold - having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer" |
gelidadjectiveVery cold:arctic, boreal, freezing, frigid, frosty, glacial, icy, polar, wintry.Archaic: frore.Idiom: bitter cold.Translationsgelid
Synonyms for gelidadj very coldSynonyms- arctic
- boreal
- freezing
- frigid
- frosty
- glacial
- icy
- polar
- wintry
- frore
Synonyms for gelidadj extremely coldSynonyms- arctic
- frigid
- icy
- glacial
- polar
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