FRIGID: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for FRIGID?

Need another word that means the same as “frigid”? Find 41 synonyms and 30 related words for “frigid” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Frigid” are: frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry, cold, arctic, gelid, polar, very cold, bitter, freezing, ice-cold, chilly, bleak, siberian, stiff, formal, stony, steely, flinty, wooden, impersonal, indifferent, unresponsive, unemotional, unfeeling, unsmiling, unenthusiastic, austere, distant, aloof, remote, reserved, unapproachable, undemonstrative, unaffectionate, cold-blooded, passionless, unloving, uncaring

Frigid as an Adjective

Definitions of "Frigid" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “frigid” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Stiff or formal in behaviour or style.
• Unable to be sexually aroused (typically used of a woman.
• Devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain.
• Sexually unresponsive.
• Extremely cold.
• Very cold in temperature.

Synonyms of "Frigid" as an adjective (41 Words)

aloof	Conspicuously uninvolved. He stayed aloof from the bickering.
arctic	Extremely cold. An arctic climate.
austere	Having a plain and unadorned appearance. He was an austere man with a rigidly puritanical outlook.
bitter	Marked by strong resentment or cynicism. A bitter five year legal battle.
bleak	(of a person’s expression) cold and forbidding. Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult.
chilly	(of a person) feeling cold. A chilly greeting.
cold	Having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e g ice or refrigeration. The boxer was out cold.
cold-blooded	Having cold blood (in animals whose body temperature is not internally regulated.
distant	(after a measurement) at a specified distance. I remember that distant afternoon.
flinty	Showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings. Flinty soil.
formal	Being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements as e g of formal dress. A formal complaint.
freezing	(used hyperbolically) very cold. He was freezing and miserable.
frosty	Covered with frost. A frosty glass.
frozen	Absolutely still. Frozen wastes.
gelid	Extremely cold. Gelid waters of the North Atlantic.
glacial	Extremely cold. An official described progress in the talks as glacial.
ice-cold	As cold as ice.
icy	Extremely cold. Icy northern waters.
impersonal	Not relating to or responsive to individual persons. Impersonal criticism.
indifferent	Fairly poor to not very good. A pair of indifferent watercolours.
passionless	Unmoved by feeling. This passionless girl was like an icicle in the sunshine.
polar	Of an animal or plant living in the north or south polar region. The polar regions.
remote	(of an electronic device) operating or operated at a distance by means of radio or infrared signals. Considerations entirely removed or remote from politics.
reserved	Marked by self-restraint and reticence-Victoria Sackville-West. He is a reserved almost taciturn man.
siberian	Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f’, `s’, `z’, or `th’ in both `thin’ and `then.
steely	Resembling steel in hardness. Steely nerves like those of a steeplejack.
stiff	Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable. A stiff breeze stirring the lake.
stony	Covered with or full of small pieces of rock. Stony ground.
unaffectionate	Feeling, showing, or having no fondness or tenderness. Her husband s isolated unaffectionate personality.
unapproachable	Not welcoming or friendly. Some regions were unapproachable to the Romans.
uncaring	Lacking affection or warm feeling. An uncaring father.
undemonstrative	Not given to open expression of emotion. The English are an undemonstrative lot.
unemotional	Cool and formal in manner. A flat unemotional voice.
unenthusiastic	Not having or showing enthusiasm. Unenthusiastic applause.
unfeeling	Unsympathetic, harsh, or callous. My mother is a cold unfeeling woman.
unloving	Not loving. An unloving father.
unresponsive	Aloof or indifferent. Was unresponsive to her passionate advances.
unsmiling	(of a person or their manner or expression) serious or unfriendly; not smiling. A large unsmiling woman.
very cold	Being the exact same one; not any other.
wintry	Devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain. Suffered severe wintry weather.
wooden	Made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood. A kind of dull wooden sound.

Usage Examples of "Frigid" as an adjective

• A frigid woman.
• My ex told everyone I was frigid.
• A frigid greeting.
• The frigid elegance of the new Opera Bastille.
• The air was frigid, and spectators shivered against the cold.
• A frigid day.
• Frigid water.

Associations of "Frigid" (30 Words)

antarctic	The region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters.
arctic	Of or relating to the Arctic. An arctic climate.
callosity	An area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot.
cold	A low temperature cold weather a cold environment. The cold helped clear his head.
coldness	A lack of affection or enthusiasm. The bitter coldness of the British weather.
coolness	Freedom from excitement, anxiety, or excessive emotion. The coolness of this phone was worth the extra money.
floe	A sheet of floating ice.
freezing	The freezing point of water 0 C. He was freezing and miserable.
frostbitten	Affected by frostbite from exposure to extreme cold. Both men were badly frostbitten losing all their toes.
frosty	Cold and unfriendly in manner. Crisp clear nights and frosty mornings.
frozen	Incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. The frozen North.
gelid	Icy; extremely cold. She gave a gelid reply.
glacial	A glacial period. Thick glacial deposits.
ice	Put ice on or put on ice. The ice in his voice was only to hide the pain.
iceberg	A large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier. Iceberg is still the most popular lettuce.
icecap	A mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak.
icicle	Ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water.
icy	Very unfriendly; hostile. Icy hands.
midwinter	The middle of winter. In midwinter the track became a muddy morass.
polar	Having electrical or magnetic polarity. The polar regions.
refrigeration	The process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes. Refrigeration by immersing the patient s body in a cold bath.
rime	Correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds. The rime was thick and crisp on the grass.
sherbet	A flavoured sweet effervescent powder eaten alone or made into a drink. I went down the local pub for a few sherbets.
sleet	Sleet falls. It was sleeting so hard we could barely see.
snow	Falls of snow. We were trudging through deep snow.
snowfall	A fall of snow. Heavy snowfalls made travel absolutely impossible.
snowy	Of or like snow, especially in being pure white. A long snowy winter.
standoffish	Lacking cordiality; unfriendly. A standoffish manner.
winter	Especially of a bird spend the winter in a particular place. The winter months.
wintry	Characteristic of or occurring in winter. Brown wintry grasses.