"frigidity" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-frigidity.wav [US] Forms: frigidities [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English frigiditee, frigidite, a borrowing from Middle French frigidité, itself a borrowing from Latin frīgiditātem, accusative of Latin frīgiditās. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|frigiditee}} Middle English frigiditee, {{m|enm|frigidite}} frigidite, {{der|en|frm|frigidité}} Middle French frigidité, {{der|en|la|frīgiditātem}} Latin frīgiditātem, {{der|en|la|frīgiditās}} Latin frīgiditās Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} frigidity (countable and uncountable, plural frigidities)
  1. The state of being frigid; coldness; lack of heat. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Temperature Translations (the state of being frigid): Frigidität [feminine] (German), frigidità [feminine] (Italian), frīgiditās [feminine] (Latin), صوغوقلق (soğukluk) (Ottoman Turkish)
    Sense id: en-frigidity-en-noun-Gqx2-ilh Disambiguation of Temperature: 44 54 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 40 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 41 42 17 Disambiguation of 'the state of being frigid': 89 9 2
  2. Coldness of feeling, manner or quality; lack of ardor, animation or vivacity. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Temperature Synonyms: chilliness, dullness
    Sense id: en-frigidity-en-noun-V9q~DgAh Disambiguation of Temperature: 44 54 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 40 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 41 42 17
  3. Lack of natural heat and vigor of body; impotency. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-frigidity-en-noun-zI-A3jZz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 40 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 41 42 17

Inflected forms

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