Frigid — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

sexually unresponsive

extremely cold

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɹˈɪdʒɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/fɹˈɪdʒɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɹˈɪdʒɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /fɹˈɪdʒɪd/.

Examples

was cold to his advances
a frigid woman
an arctic climate

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

glacial gelid polar frosty cold wintry icy arctic frozen

Parts of Speech

adjective	sexually unresponsive “was cold to his advances”
adjective	extremely cold “an arctic climate”
adjective	devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain “a frigid greeting”

Word Forms

coldness	noun	a lack of affection or enthusiasm
frigidness	noun	sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women) and inability to achieve orgasm during intercourse
frigidity	noun	sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women) and inability to achieve orgasm during intercourse
gelidity	noun	coldness due to a cold environment
iciness	noun	a lack of affection or enthusiasm

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kalt

sexuell nicht ansprechbar

🇫🇷French

froid

sexuellement insensible

🇪🇸Spanish

frígido

sexualmente insensible

🇮🇹Italian

gelido

sessualmente insensibile

🇳🇱Dutch

ijskoud

seksueel niet reagerend

🇵🇹Portuguese

gelado

sexualmente indiferente

🇷🇺Russian

холодный

сексуально невосприимчивый

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उदासीन

यौन रूप से अनुत्तरदायी

🇧🇩Bengali

হিমশীতল

যৌনভাবে প্রতিক্রিয়াহীন

🇮🇳Tamil

குளிர்ச்சியான

பாலியல் ரீதியாக பதிலளிக்காதது

🇮🇳Telugu

శీతలమైన

లైంగికంగా స్పందించని

🇮🇳Marathi

थंड

लैंगिकरित्या प्रतिसाद न देणारा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઠંડું

લૈંગિક રીતે પ્રતિભાવવિહીન

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಣ್ಣನೆಯ

ಲೈಂಗಿಕವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯಿಸದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തണുത്തുറഞ്ഞ

ലൈംഗികമായി പ്രതികരിക്കുന്നില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਠੰਡਾ

ਜਿਨਸੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਗੈਰ-ਜਵਾਬਦੇਹ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹھنڈا

جنسی طور پر غیر جوابدہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

寒冷

性反应迟钝

🇯🇵Japanese

極寒の

性的に無反応

🇰🇷Korean

몹시 추운

성적으로 무반응

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lạnh giá

không đáp ứng tình dục

🇹🇭Thai

เยือกเย็น

ไม่ตอบสนองทางเพศ

🇮🇩Indonesian

dingin

tidak responsif secara seksual

🇵🇭Filipino

napakalamig

hindi tumutugon sa sekswal

🇲🇾Malay

sejuk beku

tidak bertindak balas secara seksual

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متجمد

لا يستجيب جنسيا

🇮🇷Persian

منجمد

بی پاسخ جنسی

🇹🇷Turkish

soğuk

cinsel açıdan tepkisiz

🇮🇱Hebrew

קָפוּא

לא מגיב מינית

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