Frĭg'id, a.

adjective

(frĭj'id), a. [Lat. frigidus, from frigere, to be cold; It. & Sp. frigido.]

  1. Cold; wanting heat or warmth; of low temperature; as, a frigid climate.
  2. Wanting warmth, fervor, ardor, fire, vivacity, and the like; unfeeling; forbidding in manner; dull and unanimated; stiff and formal; as, a frigid constitution or temper; a frigid style; a frigid look or manner; frigid zeal, obedience, service.
  3. Wanting natural heat or vigor sufficient to excite the generative power; impotent. Johnson.