Found 2 items, similar to Frigidity.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: frigidity
frigidity
n 1: sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women) and inability
to achieve orgasm during intercourse
2: a lack of affection or enthusiasm [syn:
coldness,
coolness]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Frigidity
Frigidity
\Fri*gid"i*ty\, n. [L. frigiditas: cf. F.
frigidit['e].]
1. The condition or quality of being frigid; coldness; want
of warmth.
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Ice is water congealed by the frigidity of the air.
--Sir T.
Browne.
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2. Want of ardor, animation, vivacity, etc.; coldness of
affection or of manner; dullness; stiffness and formality;
as, frigidity of a reception, of a bow, etc.
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3. Want of heat or vigor; as, the frigidity of old age.
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