frigid C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈfrɪdʒɪd/ UK /ˈfrɪdʒɪd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj extremely cold; lacking warmth of feeling They trudged through the frigid winter air to reach the cabin. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · extremely cold; lacking... freezingicyfrostyglacialcoldchillyarcticunfeeling ↔ Opposites warmhottorridardentpassionate Word family Forms frigidityfrigidly Derived forms frigidlyfrigidityfrigidness Related forms refrigeratefrigorific Etymology AI details From Latin frigidus ('cold, chilly'), from frigus ('cold, frost'), from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'cold'. frÄ«gidus Latin frÄ«gus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # frigid **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈfrɪdʒɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfrɪdʒɪd/ ## Meanings 1. extremely cold; lacking warmth of feeling ## Examples - They trudged through the frigid winter air to reach the cabin. ## Synonyms - freezing - icy - frosty - glacial - cold - chilly - arctic - unfeeling ## Antonyms - warm - hot - torrid - ardent - passionate ## Derived Forms - frigidly - frigidity - frigidness ## Related Forms - refrigerate - frigorific ## Roots and Affixes - Root: frÄ«gidus - Root: frÄ«gus ## Etymology From Latin frigidus ('cold, chilly'), from frigus ('cold, frost'), from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'cold'. ## AI Etymology Frigid comes from Latin frigidus ('cold, chilly'), from frigus ('cold, frost'), from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'cold'. The etymological trail includes Latin frÄ«gidus and Latin frÄ«gus. As an adjective, frigid describes what is extremely cold; lacking warmth of feeling. The same family is visible in derived forms such as frigidly, frigidity, and frigidness and related forms such as refrigerate and frigorific. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown