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froid

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French

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Middle French froit, from Old French froit, freid, inherited from Latin frīgidus (cold) (through a syncopated Vulgar Latin or Late Latin form frigdus, fricdus, attested in the Appendix Probi, or fridus, on a Pompeian inscription). Doublet of frigide, a later borrowing.

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    froid (feminine froide, masculine plural froids, feminine plural froides)

    1. cold (temperature)
      Antonym: chaud (warm, hot)
    2. distant, unfriendly

    Synonyms

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    • (Acadian, Louisiana, Cajun French, Quebec, Missouri, New England) frette

    Derived terms

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    Noun

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    froid m (uncountable)

    1. (pathology) cold, chill
    2. (of a relationship) distance, strain

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    Descendants

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    • Mauritian Creole: frwa

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