Gelid

Quick meaning: Gelid is an adjective meaning (literary) Very cold; icy or frosty; frigid.

Meaning

(literary) Very cold; icy or frosty; frigid.

Example Sentences

Above the gelid source of mountain springs, ⁠A solitary eagle, circling, flies.

In the worst of summer the tower remained cool, yet the air seemed feverish and gelid when sisters of different Ajahs came too close.

Of Cassandra-Marat we have spoken often; yet the most surprising truth remains to be spoken: that he actually does not want sense; but, with croaking gelid throat, croaks out masses of the truth, on several things.

For a while he stares out of the window. It is twilight - cold, deepening twilight. Over the roofs of the opposite house-backs, two garden lengths away, the sky is gelid, luminous, sad. A quiet albescent yellow. Everything is very still.

Synonyms for gelid

Depending on context, synonyms include frigid, cold, polar, arctic, freezing, glacial.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include freezing, frigid, icy, cold, glacial, polar.

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