froid

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French

Etymology

Inherited 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

  • IPA(key): /fʁwa/ ~ /fʁwɑ/
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Adjective

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

  1. cold (temperature)
    Antonym: chaud (“warm, hot”)

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

Noun

froid m (uncountable)

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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Mauritian Creole: frwa

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