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frigide

Pronunciation: /fʁi.ʒid/

“frigide” is a French word. Its 2 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. frigid (very cold)
  2. frigid (unable to take part in sexual intercourse)

In French

  1. Se dit d’une personne qui n’éprouve pas de désir ou de plaisir sexuels lors des relations sexuelles.
  2. Très froid.
  3. Femme que l'on soupçonne de ne pas éprouver le plaisir sexuel.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin frīgidus. Doublet of froid, which was inherited.

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