frigide

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin frīgidus. Doublet of froid, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fʁi.ʒid/

Adjective

frigide (plural frigides)

frigid (very cold)
frigid (unable to take part in sexual intercourse)

Related terms

Further reading

“frigide” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Interlingua

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfri.ɡi.de/

Adjective

frigide

cold

Antonyms

calide

Italian

Adjective

frigide f pl

Feminine plural of adjective frigido.

Latin

Adjective

frīgide

vocative masculine singular of frīgidus

References

frigide in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
frigide in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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