frigidity

3 definitions found

frigidity - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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frigidity - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]

frigidity - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  FRIGIDITY, med juris. The same as impotence. (q.v.)