单词 | frigid |
释义 | frigid —frigidness, n. —frigidly, adv. /frij"id/, adj. 1. very cold in temperature: a frigid climate. 2. without warmth of feeling; without ardor or enthusiasm: a frigid reaction to the suggested law. 3. stiff or formal: a welcome that was polite but frigid. 4. (of a woman) a. inhibited in the ability to experience sexual excitement during sexual activity. b. unresponsive to sexual advances or stimuli. 5. unemotional or unimaginative; lacking passion, sympathy, or sensitivity: a correct, but frigid presentation. [1590-1600; < L frigidus, equiv. to frig(us) coldness (akin to Gk rhîgos; see RIGID) + -idus -ID4] Syn. 3. aloof, standoffish, distant, frosty, chilly, cool. |
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