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Gelid

adjective/dʒˈɛlɪd/
Definition
extremely cold
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dʒˈɛlɪd/
🇬🇧British English
/dʒˈɛlɪd/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dʒˈɛlɪd/
2 syllables Say it as /dʒˈɛlɪd/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectiveextremely cold
“an arctic climate”
Word Forms
geliditynouncoldness due to a cold environment
Around the World
Europe
🇫🇷French
glacial
extrêmement froid
🇪🇸Spanish
gélido
extremadamente frio
🇮🇹Italian
gelido
estremamente freddo
🇵🇹Portuguese
gélido
extremamente frio
🇷🇺Russian
желеобразный
очень холодно
India
🇮🇳Hindi
तर
बेहद ठंडा
🇧🇩Bengali
জেলড
অত্যন্ত ঠান্ডা
🇮🇳Tamil
ஜெலிட்
மிகவும் குளிர்
🇮🇳Telugu
జెలిడ్
అత్యంత చలి
🇮🇳Marathi
जेलिड
अत्यंत थंड
🇮🇳Gujarati
જેલિડ
અત્યંત ઠંડી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಗೆಲಿಡ್
ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಶೀತ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ജെലിഡ്
അതിശൈത്യം
🇵🇰Urdu
جیلڈ
انتہائی ٹھنڈا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
凝胶
极冷
🇯🇵Japanese
ゲル状
極度に寒い
🇰🇷Korean
냉담한
매우 추운
🇻🇳Vietnamese
chất keo
cực kỳ lạnh
🇹🇭Thai
เจลิด
หนาวมาก
🇮🇩Indonesian
dingin sekali
sangat dingin
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
جيلي
بارد للغاية
🇮🇷Persian
ژلید
فوق العاده سرد
🇹🇷Turkish
jelid
aşırı soğuk
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'gelid'?
The primary meaning of 'gelid' is 'extremely cold'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'gelid' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'gelid' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'gelid' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'gelid' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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