frigid Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite sexually unresponsive
    cold.
    • was cold to his advances
    • a frigid woman
  2. adjective satellite extremely cold
    polar; arctic; icy; gelid; glacial.
    • an arctic climate
    • a frigid day
    • gelid waters of the North Atlantic
    • glacial winds
    • icy hands
    • polar weather
  3. adjective satellite devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
    frozen; icy; glacial; wintry; frosty.
    • a frigid greeting
    • got a frosty reception
    • a frozen look on their faces
    • a glacial handshake
    • icy stare
    • wintry smile

WordNet

Frig"id adjective
Etymology
L. frigidus, fr. frigere to be cold; prob. akin to Gr. to shudder, or perh. to cold. Cf. Frill.
Definitions
  1. Cold; wanting heat or warmth; of low temperature; as, a frigid climate.
  2. Wanting warmth, fervor, ardor, fire, vivacity, etc.; unfeeling; forbidding in manner; dull and unanimated; stiff and formal; as, a frigid constitution; a frigid style; a frigid look or manner; frigid obedience or service.
  3. Wanting natural heat or vigor sufficient to excite the generative power; impotent. Johnson.

Webster 1913