Frigid
Frigid , adjective
[Latin frigidus, from frigere to be cold; prob. akin to Greek {not transcribed} to shudder, or perh. to {not transcribed} cold. Compare Frill.]
1.
Cold; wanting heat or warmth; of low temperature; as, a frigid climate.
2.
Wanting warmth, fervor, ardor, fire, vivacity, etc.; unfeeling; forbidding in manner; dull and unanimated; stiff and formal; as, a frigid constitution; a frigid style; a frigid look or manner; frigid obedience or service.
3.
Wanting natural heat or vigor sufficient to excite the generative power; impotent. — Johnson
Collocations (1)
Frigid zone , that part of the earth which lies between either polar circle and its pole. It extends 23{not transcribed} 28{not transcribed} from the pole. See the Note under Arctic.