Frigidity
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Frigidity is a noun meaning The state of being frigid; coldness; lack of heat.
Meaning
The state of being frigid; coldness; lack of heat.
More Meanings
- Coldness of feeling, manner or quality; lack of ardor, animation or vivacity.
- Lack of natural heat and vigor of body; impotency.
- Lack of or low sex drive; a persistent inability to become aroused or achieve sexual satisfaction.
Example Sentences
An epileptic lover may (slightly) experience […] sporadic impotence/frigidity.
In France, Mme. de Pompadour was induced by Louis XV to eat such testicles in order to break down her frigidity.
It cannot be denied it [the chameleon] is (if not the moſt of any) a very abſtemious animall, and ſuch as by reaſon of its frigidity, paucity of bloud, and latitancy in the winter (about which time the obſervations are often made) will long ſubſist without a viſible ſuſtentation.
Word Forms
- frigidities
Synonyms for frigidity
Depending on context, synonyms include iciness, coldness, chilliness, dullness, coolness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include coldness, coolness, iciness, frigidness, frost, chilliness.
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