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frigid

Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɪd͡ʒɪd/

The English word “frigid” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

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

Etymology

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

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