frígid

See also: frigid

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin frīgidus. Doublet of fred.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfɾi.ʒit]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈfɾi.d͡ʒit]

Adjective

frígid (feminine frígida, masculine plural frígids, feminine plural frígides)

1. frigid (very cold)
   • 2003, Jordi Cabré, La pregària del Diable (→ISBN)

     Quan es va trobar endinsada al mig del toll, amb la tela ben agafada, es va ajupir per rentar-se la cara en l'aigua frígida.

     When he was halfway into the pool, gripping the cloth tightly, he bent down to wash his face in the frigid water.

2. frigid (sexually unresponsive)
   • 1999, Manuel de Pedrolo, Diari 1987

     Tenim les dames victorianes per inhibides, puritanes, frígides.

     We make Victorian ladies out to be inhibited, puritanical, frigid.

   Synonym: fred

Related terms

• frigidesa
• frigiditat

Further reading

• “frígid” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.