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frigid
What does frigid mean?
frigid (adjective): very cold; lacking warmth; icy.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce frigid?
/ˈfɹɪdʒəd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does frigid come from?
Borrowed from Latin frīgidus (“cold”), from frīgeō (“to be cold”), from frīgus (“cold, coldness”), from Proto-Indo-European *sríHgos.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of frigid?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “frigid” mean?
not being in a specified place
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very cold; lacking warmth; icy
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contemptibly narrow in outlook
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liable to or capable of change
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