frigo-, frig- +

(Latin: cold, frost)


frigid
1. Very cold, with a very cold temperature: "The frigid gusts of wind stung our faces."
2. Sexually unresponsive: "When he put his arm around his wife's shoulders, her reaction was obviously frigid."
3. Lacking emotional warmth; without or behaving without warmth, friendliness, or enthusiasm: "He opened the elevator door for the couple with a frigid stare."
frigideserta
Tundra; the open communities of cold arctic or alpine regions.
frigidity
1. Lack of affection or enthusiasm: "Her frigidity was a strong signal that he should not try to be romantic with her."
2. The state or condition of being frigid or cold: "The frigidity of the climate was more than she could endure."
frigidly
A description of being without warmth or enthusiasm.
frigidness
1. Very cold in temperature: "The frigidness of the climate was not what we expected on our trip."
2. Without warmth of feeling; without ardor or enthusiasm: "There was a frigidness in the reaction to the suggested new law."
3. Stiff or formal: "The welcome that we received was polite but had some frigidness, too."
4. Unemotional or unimaginative; lacking passion, sympathy, or sensitivity.
frigolabile
1. Capable of being destroyed by low temperatures.
2. Easily affected or injured by cold.
3. Unable to withstand cold.
frigophile, frigophilic, frigophily
1. Thriving in cold environments.
2. Preferring or having a fondness for cold places.
frigophilic, frigophile, frigophily
In biology, thriving in cold environments.
frigophobia
A fear of being cold or freezing, or of cold things.
frigorie
A power rating used in refrigeration, equivalent to the extraction of 1 000 calories per hour.
frigorific
Producing, or generating, extreme cold.
frigorimeter
An instrument designed specifically for the measurement of low temperatures.
frigorism
Very poor blood circulation caused by long exposure to cold.
frigostabile
1. Incapable of being destroyed by low temperatures.
2. Able to withstand cold.
frigostable
Resistant to cold or low temperatures.

Cross references of word families that are related directly or indirectly to "winter, freezing, frost, and/or cold": algid- (cold, chilly); cheimo-, chimo- (winter, cold); crymo-, krymo- (cold, chill, frost); cryo-, kryo-; (cold, freezing); gel-, gelati- (freeze, frost, congeal); hiber- (winter, wintry); pago- (cold, freezing); psychro- (cold); rhigo- (cold, frost; shiver).


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