1
a
: intensely cold
frigid water
b
: lacking warmth or ardor : indifferent
had an emotionally frigid father
2
: lacking imaginative qualities : insipid
writing precise and frigid poetry
3
a
: abnormally averse to sexual intercourse
—used especially of women
b
of a female
: unable to achieve orgasm during sexual intercourse
frigidly
adverb
frigidness
noun
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The frigid gusts of wind stung their faces.
She was born into an emotionally frigid family.
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Emma Bowman, NPR, 2 Feb. 2025
The two aircraft plunged into the dark, frigid Potomac River.
—Ray Sanchez and Chelsea Bailey, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
The collision occurred during a landing approach in Washington, causing both aircraft to crash into the frigid Potomac River and killing 67 people in the worst U.S. commercial aviation disaster in years.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2025
Both aircraft plunged into the frigid Potomac River.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Frigid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frigid. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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frigid
adjective
frig·id
ˈfrij-əd 
1
: freezing cold
2
: not friendly
a frigid stare
frigidity
noun
frij-ˈid-ət-ē
frigidly
adverb
ˈfrij-əd-lē
frigidness
noun
Medical Definition
frigid
adjective
frig·id
ˈfrij-əd
1
: lacking sexual desire : abnormally averse to sexual intercourse
—used especially of women
2
of a female
: unable to achieve orgasm during sexual intercourse
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