frígid
See also: frigid
Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin frīgidus. Doublet of fred.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]frígid (feminine frígida, masculine plural frígids, feminine plural frígides)
- frigid (very cold)
- 2003, Jordi Cabré, La pregària del Diable, →ISBN:
- Quan es va trobar endinsada al mig del toll, amb la tela ben agafada, es va ajupir per rentar-se la cara en l'aigua frígida.
- When he was halfway into the pool, gripping the cloth tightly, he bent down to wash his face in the frigid water.
- frigid (sexually unresponsive)
- Synonym: fred
- 1999, Manuel de Pedrolo, Diari 1987:
- Tenim les dames victorianes per inhibides, puritanes, frígides.
- We make Victorian ladies out to be inhibited, puritanical, frigid.
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “frígid” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.