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Webster 1913 Edition


Frigidity

Fri-gid′i-ty

,
Noun.
[L.
frigiditas
: cf. F.
frigidité
.]
1.
The condition or quality of being frigid; coldness; want of warmth.
Ice is water congealed by the
frigidity
of the air.
Sir T. Browne.
2.
Want of ardor, animation, vivacity, etc.; coldness of affection or of manner; dullness; stiffness and formality;
as,
frigidity
of a reception, of a bow, etc.
3.
Want of heat or vigor;
as, the
frigidity
of old age
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Frigidity

FRIGID'ITY

, n.
1.
Coldness; want of warmth. But not applied to the air or weather.
2.
Want of natural heat, life and vigor of body; impotency; imbecility; as the frigidity of old age.
3.
Coldness of affection.
4.
Dullness; want of animation or intellectual fire; as the frigidity of sentiments or style.

Definition 2024


frigidity

frigidity

English

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; chilliness; dullness.
  3. Want of natural heat and vigor of body; impotency.

References

  • frigidity in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911