frigidity

English

Etymology

From Middle English frigiditee, frigidite, a borrowing from Middle French frigidité, itself a borrowing from Latin frīgiditātem, accusative of Latin frīgiditās.

Noun

frigidity (countable and uncountable, plural frigidities)

1. The state of being frigid; coldness; lack of heat.
2. Coldness of feeling, manner or quality; lack of ardor, animation or vivacity.

   Synonyms: chilliness, dullness

3. Lack of natural heat and vigor of body; impotency.

Translations

the state of being frigid

• Latin: frīgiditās f
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References

• “frigidity”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.