noun
frigidity
frih-JID-uh-tee/frɪˈdʒɪdəti/
An extreme absence of warmth.
The thick ice and frosted branch reveal the surroundings' frigidity.
Etymology
Frigidus with the noun-forming suffix makes coldness a state or quality. Emotional and sexual uses extend physical coldness to a lack of personal warmth or sexual heat.
In context
this can create sexual frigidity in the woman, because she feels like, wow, like you want to be so intimate with me in that way, but you won't even have a conversation with me until we get in the bedroom,
More examples
- Heavy coats offer little protection against the frigidity of the wind.
- Despite his initial frigidity, he gradually joins the conversation.
- The old medical text uses frigidity to describe low sexual desire.
Forms
frigidity
frigid adjective — Extremely cold or lacking emotional warmth.
Similar words
- coldness
- Covers low temperature or emotional distance without implying an extreme.
- aloofness
- Emphasizes social distance rather than a complete lack of warmth.