frigid
adjective
frig·id ˈfri-jəd 
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
Synonyms
- algid
- arctic
- bitter
- bone-chilling
- chill
- chilly
- cold
- coldish
- cool
- coolish
- freezing
- frosty
- gelid
- glacial
- ice-cold
- icy
- nipping
- nippy
- numbing
- polar
- shivery
- snappy
- wintry
- wintery
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
The frigid gusts of wind stung their faces. She was born into an emotionally frigid family.
Recent Examples on the Web While diving in Greenland’s frigid waters in 2019, researchers from the American Museum of Natural History came across a snailfish with the remarkable ability to glow green and red. 
Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Aug. 2022 But building a subsea cable in frigid Arctic waters is no small feat, according to Matt Peterson, chief technology officer of Quintillion Subsea Operations, LLC, which operates a 1,180-mile subsea cable around the coast of Alaska. Isabelle Bousquette, WSJ, 15 June 2022 Many crew members leaped overboard in 10-foot waves and frigid waters about 1 a.m. Wednesday before being rescued by a research boat, a Navy frigate and a Coast Guard helicopter. San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2022 New London first responders rescued a man in frigid waters near the rocks of Ocean Beach Park on Saturday morning, fire officials said. Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2022 There are about 300 species of octopus, and they’re found in every ocean in the world, even in the frigid waters around Antarctica. Erin Spencer, The Conversation, 9 May 2022 Japan's guard says 10 of the 26 people aboard a tour boat that sank in the frigid waters of a northern national park have been confirmed dead. Fox News, 24 Apr. 2022 Parallels in History On a frigid Sunday morning in December 1981, millions of Poles woke up to find their country under a state of martial law. New York Times, 23 Mar. 2022 The first 911 caller that frigid December morning thought the blaze was a large, industrial building fire. Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Mar. 2022 See More
Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Aug. 2022 But building a subsea cable in frigid Arctic waters is no small feat, according to Matt Peterson, chief technology officer of Quintillion Subsea Operations, LLC, which operates a 1,180-mile subsea cable around the coast of Alaska. Isabelle Bousquette, WSJ, 15 June 2022 Many crew members leaped overboard in 10-foot waves and frigid waters about 1 a.m. Wednesday before being rescued by a research boat, a Navy frigate and a Coast Guard helicopter. San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2022 New London first responders rescued a man in frigid waters near the rocks of Ocean Beach Park on Saturday morning, fire officials said. Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2022 There are about 300 species of octopus, and they’re found in every ocean in the world, even in the frigid waters around Antarctica. Erin Spencer, The Conversation, 9 May 2022 Japan's guard says 10 of the 26 people aboard a tour boat that sank in the frigid waters of a northern national park have been confirmed dead. Fox News, 24 Apr. 2022 Parallels in History On a frigid Sunday morning in December 1981, millions of Poles woke up to find their country under a state of martial law. New York Times, 23 Mar. 2022 The first 911 caller that frigid December morning thought the blaze was a large, industrial building fire. Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin frigidus, from frigēre to be cold; akin to Latin frigus frost, cold, Greek rhigos
First Known Use
1619, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing frigid
Kids Definition
frigid
adjective
frig·id ˈfri-jəd
1
: freezing cold
… he breathed again, feeling the sharp intake of frigid air. Lois Lowry, The Giver
Lois Lowry, The Giver2
: not friendly
a frigid stare
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
frigid
adjective
1
as in icy
having a low or subnormal temperature the poor old woman was discovered shivering in a frigid apartment Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- icy
- cold
- chilly
- freezing
- chill
- cool
- arctic
- frosty
- wintry
- polar
- shivery
- glacial
- bitter
- gelid
- brisk
- bone-chilling
- coldish
- coolish
- cooled
- numbing
- wintery
- nippy
- ice-cold
- chilled
- algid
- subzero
- subfreezing
- nipping
- crisp
- snappy
- cryogenic
- frozen
- penetrating
- unheated
- iced
- invigorating
- ultracold
- piercing
- rigorous
- bracing
- cutting
- frosted
- sharp
- refrigerated
- keen
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- hot
- sweltering
- torrid
- sultry
- fiery
- warming
- tepid
- seething
- scorching
- fervid
- boiling
- sizzling
- warm
- igneous
- molten
- lukewarm
- fervent
- broiling
- ardent
- blazing
- searing
- scalding
- burning
- glowing
- heated
- warmed
- roasting
- overheated
- white-hot
- toasty
- red-hot
- feverish
- muggy
- tropical
- ultrahot
- reheated
- snug
- steamy
- equatorial
- piping hot
- inflamed
- flushed
- enflamed
- summery
- canicular
2
as in chilly
lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling the innkeeper gave us a frigid and unnecessarily formal welcome Synonyms & Similar Words
- icy
- chilly
- cold
- arctic
- cool
- chill
- brittle
- frozen
- frosty
- wintry
- clammy
- gelid
- reserved
- glacial
- unfriendly
- wintery
- coldish
- unsympathetic
- detached
- antiseptic
- pitiless
- hard-eyed
- uncaring
- heartless
- uncordial
- cold-eyed
- coldhearted
- unfeeling
- cold-blooded
- unemotional
- soulless
- unresponsive
- aloof
- undemonstrative
- unenthusiastic
- bloodless
- uninterested
- indifferent
- impersonal
- apathetic
- dispassionate
- standoffish
- hard-hearted
- offish
- antisocial
- unsociable
- unsocial
- kindless
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- warm
- sympathetic
- happy
- friendly
- cordial
- genial
- hearty
- emotional
- kind
- warm-blooded
- compassionate
- warmhearted
- demonstrative
- expressive
- eager
- enthusiastic
- kindhearted
- passionate
- monosodium glutamate
- monosodium phosphate
- monosome
- monosomes
- monosomic
- monosomics
- monosomies
- monosomy
- monospecific
- monospecificities
- monospecificity
- monosperm
- monospermous
- monospherical
- monospondylic
- nitrostarch
- nitrostats
- nitrosyls
- nitrosylsulfuric acid
- nitrotoluene
- nitrous
- nitrous acid
- nitrous anhydride
- nitrous ether
- nitrous oxide