ˈfrɪdʒɪd adj. 1 a
lacking friendliness or
enthusiasm;
apathetic,
formal, forced. b
dull, flat,
insipid. c chilling, depressing. 2 (of a woman) sexually
unresponsive. 3 (esp. of
climate or air)
cold. øfrigid zones
the parts of the
earth north of the
Arctic Circle and south of the
Antarctic Circle. øøfrigidity n. frigidly adv. frigidness n. [L frigidus f. frigere be cold f. frigus (n.) cold]