Meaning

1 senses
  1. (literary)Very cold; icy or frosty; frigid.

    frostig, eisig, eiskalt

    ледяно́йledjanój

    льодовийlʹodovyj, крижанийkryžanyj

    extremely cold

Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
very cold; icy:
Русский
By meaning 1
very cold; icy:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
very cold; icy:

Origin

First attested in 1630. From Latin gelidus (“cold”), from gelu (“frost”).

First attested in 1630. From Latin gelidus (“cold”), from gelu (“frost”).

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Forms

more gelid, most gelid
Comparativemore gelid Lesson
Superlativemost gelid Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
gelid — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto