frigidness

2 definitions found

frigidness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Frigidness \Frig"id*ness\, n.
     The state of being frigid; want of heat, vigor, or affection;
     coldness; dullness. Frigorific

frigidness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  frigidness
      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]