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How to pronounce frigid in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry
Derivation frigidity, frigidness


a frigid greeting.
Type Words
Synonyms cold
Derivation frigidity, frigidness


a frigid woman.
Type Words
Synonyms arctic, gelid, glacial, icy, polar


a frigid day.

Examples of frigid

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Given the frigid conditions, the route was often impassable except by dog sleds.
From the time.com
The metal was slick with ice and jet fuel, and a few fell into the frigid water.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Frigid temperatures have pushed trout to the deep reaches of the Colorado River.
From the chron.com
All this before the first rays of frigid winter sunlight streak the eastern sky.
From the washingtonpost.com
In Romania, local media reported four people had died due to the frigid weather.
From the smh.com.au
Frigid weather kept turnout light in many cities, the Associated Press reported.
From the sacbee.com
But the frigid conditions figure to help the pitchers keep the ball in the yard.
From the stltoday.com
The air conditioner blasted almost frigid air, and the drinks were equally cold.
From the kansas.com
He definitely threw me off cliffs and made me trudge through frigid, icy waters.
From the huffingtonpost.com
More examples
  • Cold: sexually unresponsive; "was cold to his advances"; "a frigid woman"
  • Arctic: extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"
  • Devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile"
  • (frigidly) frostily: without warmth or enthusiasm; "`Come in if you have to,' he said frostily"
  • (frigidness) frigidity: sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women) and inability to achieve orgasm during intercourse
  • (frigidness) coldness: the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"
  • (frigidness) coldness: a lack of affection or enthusiasm; "a distressing coldness of tone and manner"
  • Earth's polar regions are the areas of the globe surrounding the poles also known as frigid zones. The North Pole and South Pole being the centers, these regions are dominated by the polar ice caps, resting respectively on the Arctic Ocean and the continent of Antarctica. ...
  • (Frigidity) Hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), is considered as a sexual dysfunction and is listed under the Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders of the DSM-IV. It was first included in the DSM-III under the name Inhibited Sexual Desire Disorder , but the name was changed in the DSM-III-R.