frigid woman

frigid woman
woman who is unresponsive sexually, woman averse to sexual intercourse; woman unable to achieve orgasm during sexual intercourse

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • frigid — frig|id [ frıdʒıd ] adjective 1. ) extremely formal and unfriendly: ICY: her frigid tones 2. ) a frigid woman does not enjoy having sex 3. ) VERY FORMAL extremely cold: FREEZING ╾ fri|gid|i|ty [ frı dʒzıdəti ] noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • frigid — UK [ˈfrɪdʒɪd] / US adjective 1) extremely formal and unfriendly her frigid tones 2) a frigid woman does not enjoy having sex 3) formal extremely cold Derived word: frigidity UK [frɪˈdʒɪdətɪ] / US [frɪˈdʒzɪdətɪ] noun uncountable …   English dictionary

  • frigid — [ˈfrɪdʒɪd] adj 1) extremely formal and unfriendly Syn: icy 2) a frigid woman does not enjoy having sex …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • frigid — ► ADJECTIVE 1) very cold. 2) (of a woman) unable to be sexually aroused. 3) stiff or formal in style. DERIVATIVES frigidity noun frigidly adverb. ORIGIN Latin frigidus, from frigere be cold …   English terms dictionary

  • frigid — [frij′id] adj. [ME < L frigidus < frigere, to be cold < frigus, coldness, frost < IE base * srīg , coldness > Gr rhigos, frost] 1. extremely cold; without heat or warmth 2. without warmth of feeling or manner; stiff and formal 3.… …   English World dictionary

  • frigid — [[t]frɪ̱ʤɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Frigid means extremely cold. [FORMAL] A snowstorm hit the West today, bringing with it frigid temperatures... The water was too frigid to allow him to remain submerged for long. Syn: freezing 2) ADJ GRADED: usu v… …   English dictionary

  • frigid — frigidness, n. frigidly, adv. /frij id/, adj. 1. very cold in temperature: a frigid climate. 2. without warmth of feeling; without ardor or enthusiasm: a frigid reaction to the suggested law. 3. stiff or formal: a welcome that was polite but… …   Universalium

  • frigid — fri|gid [ˈfrıdʒıd] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: frigidus, from frigus cold ] 1.) a woman who is frigid does not like having sex 2.) literary not friendly or kind = ↑cold, icy ↑icy, frosty ↑frosty ▪ The guard looked at us with a frigid… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • frigid — adjective 1 a woman who is frigid does not like having sex 2 not friendly or kind: The guard looked at us with a frigid stare. 3 a place that is frigid is very cold frigidly adverb frigidity /frI dZIditi/ noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • frigid — frig•id [[t]ˈfrɪdʒ ɪd[/t]] adj. 1) mer very cold in temperature: a frigid climate[/ex] 2) a) without warmth of feeling; without ardor or enthusiasm: a frigid reaction to the proposed law[/ex] b) stiff or formal: a polite but frigid welcome[/ex]… …   From formal English to slang

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