frigidity
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The state of being frigid; coldness; lack of heat.
- (countable, uncountable) Coldness of feeling, manner or quality; lack of ardor, animation or vivacity.
- (countable, uncountable) Lack of natural heat and vigor of body; impotency.
- (countable, uncountable) Lack of or low sex drive.
Synonyms
low temperature
frozeness
frozen condition of ground
frozen earth
sexual anesthesia
Translations
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English frigiditee, frigidite, a borrowing from Middle French frigidité, itself a borrowing from Latin frīgiditātem, accusative of Latin frīgiditās.
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