From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Frigidity \Fri*gid"i*ty\, n. [L. frigiditas: cf. F.
frigidit['e].]
1. The condition or quality of being frigid; coldness; want
of warmth.
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Ice is water congealed by the frigidity of the air.
--Sir T.
Browne.
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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.
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3. Want of heat or vigor; as, the frigidity of old age.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
frigidity
n 1: sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women) and inability
to achieve orgasm during intercourse [syn: {frigidity},
{frigidness}]
2: the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible";
"come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor" [syn:
{coldness}, {cold}, {low temperature}, {frigidity},
{frigidness}] [ant: {heat}, {high temperature}, {hotness}]
3: a lack of affection or enthusiasm; "a distressing coldness of
tone and manner" [syn: {coldness}, {coolness}, {frigidity},
{frigidness}, {iciness}, {chilliness}]
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