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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women) and inability to achieve orgasm during intercourse;
[syn: frigidity, frigidness]

2. the absence of heat;
- Example: "the coldness made our breath visible"
- Example: "come in out of the cold"
- Example: "cold is a vasoconstrictor"
[syn: coldness, cold, low temperature, frigidity, frigidness]

3. a lack of affection or enthusiasm;
- Example: "a distressing coldness of tone and manner"
[syn: coldness, coolness, frigidity, frigidness, iciness, chilliness]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Frigidity \Fri*gid"i*ty\, n. [L. frigiditas: cf. F. frigidit['e].] 1. The condition or quality of being frigid; coldness; want of warmth. [1913 Webster] Ice is water congealed by the frigidity of the air. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. Want of ardor, animation, vivacity, etc.; coldness of affection or of manner; dullness; stiffness and formality; as, frigidity of a reception, of a bow, etc. [1913 Webster] 3. Want of heat or vigor; as, the frigidity of old age. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

frigidity n 1: sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women) and inability to achieve orgasm during intercourse [syn: frigidity, frigidness] 2: the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor" [syn: coldness, cold, low temperature, frigidity, frigidness] [ant: heat, high temperature, hotness] 3: a lack of affection or enthusiasm; "a distressing coldness of tone and manner" [syn: coldness, coolness, frigidity, frigidness, iciness, chilliness]
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):

FRIGIDITY, med juris. The same as impotence. (q.v.)