frigid
Very cold; lacking warmth; icyVery cold; lacking warmth; icy.
» The frigid air stung our faces.
Meaning
3 sensesVery cold; lacking warmth; icy.
о́чень холо́дныйóčenʹ xolódnyj, моро́зныйmoróznyj
extremely cold
Chilly in manner; lacking affection or zeal; impassive.
(colloquial)Sexually unresponsive, especially of a woman.
kalt
фриги́дныйfrigídnyj
sexually unresponsive
Examples
8 sentencesThe frigid air stung our faces.
Tom fell through the ice into the frigid water.
deTom fiel durch das Eis in das kalte Wasser.
In the frigid, autumnal air, icy droplets plummeted to the ground.
Rima is really frigid.
The weather is exceptionally frigid.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Latin frīgidus (“cold”), from frīgeō (“to be cold”), from frīgus (“cold, colBorrowed from Latin frīgidus (“cold”), from frīgeō (“to be cold”), from frīgus (“cold, coldness”), from Proto-Indo-European *sríHgos.
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Forms
more frigid/frigider, most frigid/frigidest| Comparative | more frigid / frigider Lesson |
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| Superlative | most frigid / frigidest Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
9 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form