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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 ageWebster 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)
- The state of being frigid; coldness; lack of heat.
- Coldness of feeling, manner or quality; lack of ardor, animation or vivacity; chilliness; dullness.
- Want of natural heat and vigor of body; impotency.
References
- frigidity in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911