frigid
3
5.2
- adjective
- /ˈfrɪdʒɪd/
- Thing is, the Texans would only last a few hours in the frigid weather.
- frigid gaze
- frigid silence
- frigid bitch
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- When the caller began to speak, he went frigid.
- What is wrong with these frigid adventurers, Adventurer, I need you to eat.
Examples
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The heater was on full blast, but the interior was frigid.
Fiction book (1999) -
Great pains had also been taken to make the house less frigid than the British norm.
Academic text (1999) -
What he must have felt, what awful, frigid loneliness.
Fiction book (2001) -
A long, frigid silence sets in like a mist.
Fiction book (1990) -
" He's not an alcoholic," Gabe cut in, his tone frigid.
Fiction book (1995) -
Still, the peace treaty did nothing to ameliorate Jordanian-Syrian tensions, and relations between Jordan and Syria remained positively frigid for several years.
Academic text (2004) -
The meeting ended with a frigid atmosphere, leaving everyone feeling uncomfortable.
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Her frigid response made it clear that she was not interested in his apology.
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Despite the sun shining outside, his frigid demeanor kept the room feeling cold.
Synonyms
372
4.4
Unfriendly and distant in feeling or action
42
1.0
Very cold, like frozen water
25
1.3
Very cold, at or below freezing
22
1.9
Not kind or warm to other people
22
4.1
Very cold with no warmth left
16
3.3
Cold and unfriendly in tone or manner
10
3.6
Unfriendly and showing little warmth towards other people
7
5.1
Not warm or friendly in manner
5
3.5
Not friendly or warm toward other people
5
6.0
Showing no care or sympathy for other people
4
7.2
Not showing any feeling or kindness to others
4
7.5
Very cold and unfriendly in the way someone behaves or looks
1
5.5
Very cold in behavior, showing no warmth or friendliness
1
5.1
Not friendly and showing little warmth toward others
1
9.9
Cold in manner and unfriendly to others
1
9.9
Acting kind but not showing real care
1
4.7
Very low in temperature and clearly unfriendly
1
8.7
Very formal and cold in a way that makes people feel unwelcome
Does not feel or show care for other people
Showing no warmth or feeling
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
Area around the South Pole inside the Antarctic Circle that includes Antarctica and nearby seas
How Unfriendly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Frigid comes from the Latin frigidus meaning 'cold', and people used 'cold' to describe someone who was not friendly. So frigid can mean 'cold and unwelcoming' in manner or attitude.