frigid

4 definitions • 4 examples

(of weather conditions or the conditions in a room) extremely cold:

Few plants can grow in such a frigid environment.

unfriendly or very formal:

She turned her frigid gaze on him.

a word used in the past to describe a woman who does not like having sex, which is now considered offensive

extremely cold:

frigid weather/air/water

It’s frigid in here – could you turn down the air-conditioning?