gelid

Meaning

Very cold; icy or frosty.

Synonyms

frigid
C2
icy
C2
glacial
35k
arctic
C1
cold
A2
🥶
freezing
B2
frosty
C2
frozen
B2
polar
C1
cool
A1
🆒
ice-cold
23k
chilled
C2
ice
A2
🧊
bitter
B2
impassive
nippy
36k
Arctic
C1
snappy
C2
chilly
C1
stone-cold
27k
frore
algid
Translations

gélido
gélido
glacial
gelido
froid
🥶
kalt
🥶
ghiacciato
glacial
ártico

gèlid

glacé
polaire
polar
arctique
àrtic
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈd͡ʒɛl.ɪd/
Etymology

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

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