Definition of FRIGID

frigid

Adjective Satellite

  • sexually unresponsive
    • "a frigid woman"
  • extremely cold
    • "a frigid day"
  • devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
    • "a frigid greeting"

Adj

  • Very cold; lacking warmth; icy.
  • Chilly in manner; lacking affection or zeal; impassive.
  • Sexually unresponsive, especially of a woman.

Adjective

  • Extremely cold in temperature or lacking warmth in feeling.

Examples

  • The opponent’s frigid silence after my triple-word score spoke volumes about their defeat.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin frīgidus (“cold”), from frīgeō (“I am cold”), from frīgus (“cold, coldness”), from Proto-Indo-European *sríHgos.

Antonyms

fervid

Scrabble Score: 11

frigid: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
frigid: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
frigid: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

frigid: valid Words With Friends Word