Frigid
adjective
Very cold in temperature.
Sarah wasn't prepared for the frigid winter in New York.
Often appears as...
- frigid weather
- frigid temperature
adjective
Lacking warmth or enthusiasm.
Her frigid response didn't encourage him to continue the conversation.
Often appears as...
- frigid tone
- frigid response
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Disapproving
adjective
Lacking sexual responsiveness.
The marriage was unhappy due to her frigid nature.
Often appears as...
- frigid woman
- frigid nature
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Very cold in temperature.
Sarah wasn't prepared for the frigid winter in New York.
Often appears as...
- frigid weather
- frigid temperature
adjective
Lacking warmth or enthusiasm.
Her frigid response didn't encourage him to continue the conversation.
Often appears as...
- frigid tone
- frigid response
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Lacking sexual responsiveness.
The marriage was unhappy due to her frigid nature.
Often appears as...
- frigid woman
- frigid nature
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Extreme Weather
Used to describe temperatures that are extremely low, often to emphasize discomfort.
The frigid winds made it difficult to even walk outside.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literal
Sometimes used figuratively to describe a place or situation that feels very unwelcoming or harsh.
He entered the dimly lit room, the air frigid with anticipation.
Pro Tip 3/3Exaggeration
Can be an exaggeration in everyday language, rather than a precise description of temperature.
Even in April, the breeze felt surprisingly frigid.
Pro Tip 1/3Extreme Weather
Used to describe temperatures that are extremely low, often to emphasize discomfort.
The frigid winds made it difficult to even walk outside.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literal
Sometimes used figuratively to describe a place or situation that feels very unwelcoming or harsh.
He entered the dimly lit room, the air frigid with anticipation.
Pro Tip 3/3Exaggeration
Can be an exaggeration in everyday language, rather than a precise description of temperature.
Even in April, the breeze felt surprisingly frigid.
Pro Tip 1/3Extreme Weather
Used to describe temperatures that are extremely low, often to emphasize discomfort.
The frigid winds made it difficult to even walk outside.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Literal
Sometimes used figuratively to describe a place or situation that feels very unwelcoming or harsh.
He entered the dimly lit room, the air frigid with anticipation.
Pro Tip 3/3Exaggeration
Can be an exaggeration in everyday language, rather than a precise description of temperature.
Even in April, the breeze felt surprisingly frigid.
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Seven Superpowered...
find a shark the arctic up north the water is frigid so you can't expect them to move very fast in fact nothing they do is very fast every aspect of their life history seems to be in super slow whoa they only swim about two miles per hour and they only grow up to one centimeter every year which is half the growth rate
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Why the Arctic is...
This would result in less sunlight being absorbed, and lead to a cycle of cooling, as in previous ice ages. Arctic sea ice is also responsible for another feedback mechanism through insulation. By forming a layer on the ocean's surface, the ice acts as a buffer between the frigid arctic air
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The Gateway to Secret...
you know it's like a little planet he spent three hours swimming in the frigid water with his school of baskin sharks watching them as they interacted with the sea life around them afterwards he went home to tell his family about this amazing adventure
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Why do animals have such...
which can survive over 10,000 years in frigid waters. In cold environments like these, heartbeats and metabolic rates slow down. Researchers theorize that this also causes a slowing of the aging process. In this way, the environment shapes longevity.
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Mars 101 PIPE National...
and thick atmosphere that allowed oceans of water to exist nowadays Mars is a frigid and arid desert world with no signs of life at least on the surface but new data from NASA's reconnaissance mission shows evidence that liquid water does likely
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How we can design...
that's sustainably heated using today's technology, in the heart of their downtown. And that's to cope with their frigid winters. And the project is both poetry and prose. The poetry is really about evoking the the mountainous terrain,
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How Wildlife Overcame...
island he was so angry he even named it Cape Disappointment he said and I quote doomed by nature to perpetual frigid nests never to fill the warmth of the sun's rays whose horrible and savage
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South Pole Construction...
succeed it will be one of the most advanced research centers on earth but they are up against staggering odds hundreds of workers have to survive the frigid temperatures of the Antarctic
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Sleepy Harbour Seals and...
ambitious that chunky physique isn't due to overindulgence in an unhealthy lifestyle it is in fact you to a thick layer of blubber which keeps the animals warm in the frigid sea
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Pluto Has All the...
Pluto is beautiful in far from being a frigid featureless world it turns out that it has all the characteristics of a
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Seven Superpowered...
find a shark the arctic up north the water is frigid so you can't expect them to move very fast in fact nothing they do is very fast every aspect of their life history seems to be in super slow whoa they only swim about two miles per hour and they only grow up to one centimeter every year which is half the growth rate
Video examples
Why the Arctic is...
This would result in less sunlight being absorbed, and lead to a cycle of cooling, as in previous ice ages. Arctic sea ice is also responsible for another feedback mechanism through insulation. By forming a layer on the ocean's surface, the ice acts as a buffer between the frigid arctic air
Video examples
The Gateway to Secret...
you know it's like a little planet he spent three hours swimming in the frigid water with his school of baskin sharks watching them as they interacted with the sea life around them afterwards he went home to tell his family about this amazing adventure
Video examples
Why do animals have such...
which can survive over 10,000 years in frigid waters. In cold environments like these, heartbeats and metabolic rates slow down. Researchers theorize that this also causes a slowing of the aging process. In this way, the environment shapes longevity.
Video examples
Mars 101 PIPE National...
and thick atmosphere that allowed oceans of water to exist nowadays Mars is a frigid and arid desert world with no signs of life at least on the surface but new data from NASA's reconnaissance mission shows evidence that liquid water does likely
Video examples
How we can design...
that's sustainably heated using today's technology, in the heart of their downtown. And that's to cope with their frigid winters. And the project is both poetry and prose. The poetry is really about evoking the the mountainous terrain,
Video examples
How Wildlife Overcame...
island he was so angry he even named it Cape Disappointment he said and I quote doomed by nature to perpetual frigid nests never to fill the warmth of the sun's rays whose horrible and savage
Video examples
South Pole Construction...
succeed it will be one of the most advanced research centers on earth but they are up against staggering odds hundreds of workers have to survive the frigid temperatures of the Antarctic
Video examples
Sleepy Harbour Seals and...
ambitious that chunky physique isn't due to overindulgence in an unhealthy lifestyle it is in fact you to a thick layer of blubber which keeps the animals warm in the frigid sea
Video examples
Pluto Has All the...
Pluto is beautiful in far from being a frigid featureless world it turns out that it has all the characteristics of a
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Donald A. Wollheim
American Writer
Once solved, the severe handicaps imposed on space exploration by the weight and chemical limitations of rockets would no longer apply. The whole timetable of our conquest of the planets in our solar system would be tremendously speeded up, from hot Mercury all the way out to frigid Pluto.
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Burgess Owens
American Athlete
On our way to the Super Bowl XV Championship, the Oakland Raiders played a frigid 1981 AFC playoff game in Cleveland, in which the temperatures plunged to -35 degrees. I remember looking up in the stands to see a dedicated Cleveland Brown fan celebrating topless.
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Florence King
American Writer
Now the only thing I miss about sex is the cigarette afterward. Next to the first one in the morning, it's the best one of all. It tasted so good that even if I had been frigid I would have pretended otherwise just to be able to smoke it.
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Mariette Hartley
American Actress
After I played the frigid doctor on the 'Peyton Place' series, all I got for a long while was offers for more frigid doctor parts.
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Josh Gondelman
American Author
I grew up in the Boston suburbs and inherited a stubborn New England refusal to acknowledge frigid temperatures.
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas
American Journalist
All we need, really, is a change from a near frigid to a tropical attitude of mind.
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Julie Burchill
British Journalist
Show me a frigid women and, nine times out of ten, I'll show you a little man.
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Fanny Brice
American Comedian
Men always fall for frigid women because they put on the best show.
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Donald A. Wollheim
American Writer
Once solved, the severe handicaps imposed on space exploration by the weight and chemical limitations of rockets would no longer apply. The whole timetable of our conquest of the planets in our solar system would be tremendously speeded up, from hot Mercury all the way out to frigid Pluto.
Quote examples
Burgess Owens
American Athlete
On our way to the Super Bowl XV Championship, the Oakland Raiders played a frigid 1981 AFC playoff game in Cleveland, in which the temperatures plunged to -35 degrees. I remember looking up in the stands to see a dedicated Cleveland Brown fan celebrating topless.
Quote examples
Florence King
American Writer
Now the only thing I miss about sex is the cigarette afterward. Next to the first one in the morning, it's the best one of all. It tasted so good that even if I had been frigid I would have pretended otherwise just to be able to smoke it.
Quote examples
Mariette Hartley
American Actress
After I played the frigid doctor on the 'Peyton Place' series, all I got for a long while was offers for more frigid doctor parts.
Quote examples
Josh Gondelman
American Author
I grew up in the Boston suburbs and inherited a stubborn New England refusal to acknowledge frigid temperatures.
Quote examples
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
American Journalist
All we need, really, is a change from a near frigid to a tropical attitude of mind.
Quote examples
Julie Burchill
British Journalist
Show me a frigid women and, nine times out of ten, I'll show you a little man.
Quote examples
Fanny Brice
American Comedian
Men always fall for frigid women because they put on the best show.
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