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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin frīgidus. Doublet of fred.
Pronunciation
Adjective
frígid (feminine frígida, masculine plural frígids, feminine plural frígides)
- frigid (very cold)
2003, Jordi Cabré, La pregària del Diable, →ISBN:Quan es va trobar endinsada al mig del toll, amb la tela ben agafada, es va ajupir per rentar-se la cara en l'aigua frígida.- When he was halfway into the pool, gripping the cloth tightly, he bent down to wash his face in the frigid water.
- frigid (sexually unresponsive)
- Synonym: fred
1999, Manuel de Pedrolo, Diari 1987:Tenim les dames victorianes per inhibides, puritanes, frígides.- We make Victorian ladies out to be inhibited, puritanical, frigid.
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