gelid

English

WOTD – 26 February 2008    

Etymology

First attested in 1630. From Latin gelidus (“cold”), from gelu (“frost”).

Pronunciation

• (RP, US) IPA: /ˈdʒɛl.ɪd/

• Audio (US)

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Adjective

gelid (comparative more gelid, superlative most gelid)

1. Very cold; icy or frosty.
   • New Yorker. (Can we date this quote?)

     A man of gelid reserve.

   • 2005 - Robert Jordan, Knife of Dreams

     In the worst of summer the tower remained cool, yet the air seemed feverish and gelid when sisters of different Ajahs came too close.

Derived terms

• gelidity / gelidness
• gelidly

Related terms

• gel
• gelatin

Translations

very cold; icy

• Czech: ledový (cs) m, (of water also:) krahová (cs) f
• French: froid (fr), glacé (fr), glacial (fr)
• Italian: gelido (it), freddo (it), gelato (it), ghiacciato (it)

• Russian: ледяной (ru) (ledjanoj)
• Spanish: gélido (es) m
• Swedish: iskall (sv), frusen (sv)

Anagrams

• glide

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪt

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Noun

gelid n (plural gelederen)

1. an organizational rank, especially a military rank

gelid n (plural geleden)

1. a joint, a point of articulation

Anagrams

• gilde, ledig