Frī-ǧīd'ĭ-ty, n.

noun

n. [Fr. frigidité, Pr. frigiditat, It. frigidità.]

Sense 1. The condition or quality of being frigid; coldness; want of warmth.

Ice is water concealed by the frigidity of the air. Browne.

Sense 2. Want of warmth, ardor, vivacity, virility, &c.; coldness of affection or of manner; dullness; as, the frigidity of old age, of style, of a bow, &c.