1
a
: intensely cold
frigid water
b
: lacking warmth or ardor : indifferent
had an emotionally frigid father
2
: lacking imaginative qualities : insipid
writing precise and frigid poetry
3
a
: abnormally averse to sexual intercourse
—used especially of women
b
of a female
: unable to achieve orgasm during sexual intercourse
frigidly
adverb
frigidness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of frigid in a Sentence
The frigid gusts of wind stung their faces.
She was born into an emotionally frigid family.
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Yes, but: Columbus is in the midst of a warm drought and this blip of frigid nights lasted just a few days.
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Kavya Beheraj, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
Pluto’s insides may be sopping wet For a frigid planet, Pluto may be hiding a sloshy surprise roughly 125 miles beneath its shell.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
Deep-sea volcanic ridges, formed by the collisions of tectonic plates, create underwater hot springs in an otherwise frigid environment.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Last season, Kelce famously took off his shirt while cheering on his brother Travis Kelce's Kansas City Chiefs at the Bills' frigid Highmark Stadium.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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Kavya Beheraj, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
Pluto’s insides may be sopping wet For a frigid planet, Pluto may be hiding a sloshy surprise roughly 125 miles beneath its shell.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
Deep-sea volcanic ridges, formed by the collisions of tectonic plates, create underwater hot springs in an otherwise frigid environment.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Last season, Kelce famously took off his shirt while cheering on his brother Travis Kelce's Kansas City Chiefs at the Bills' frigid Highmark Stadium.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Frigid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frigid. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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frigid
adjective
frig·id
ˈfrij-əd 
1
: freezing cold
2
: not friendly
a frigid stare
frigidity
noun
frij-ˈid-ət-ē
frigidly
adverb
ˈfrij-əd-lē
frigidness
noun
Medical Definition
frigid
adjective
frig·id
ˈfrij-əd
1
: lacking sexual desire : abnormally averse to sexual intercourse
—used especially of women
2
of a female
: unable to achieve orgasm during sexual intercourse
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