Frigidity
Frigidity , noun
[Latin frigiditas: compare French frigidité.]
1.
The condition or quality of being frigid; coldness; want of warmth.
Ice is water congealed by the frigidity of the air.
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 age.