frigid
/fˈɹɪdʒəd/FRIH-juhd
/fˈɹɪdʒəd/FRIH-juhd
Meaningcold
Common meaning: very cold
- frigcoldLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 782 · scan
- idadjective ending: in a state of
Journey through time
- Latinfrīgus; frīgidus‘cold’
- Englishfrigid‘very cold’ · today
frig also in: refrigerate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin frīgus; frīgidus ‘cold’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry frīgus, p. 782 · dictionary scan
Roots
- frīgus; frīgidus Latin “cold”
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