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Grammar : Noun
Spell : fri-jid-i-tee
Phonetic Transcription : frɪˈdʒɪd ɪ ti



Définition of frigidity

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Middle French frigidité (15c.), from Late Latin frigiditatem (nominative frigiditas) "the cold," from Latin frigidus "cold" (see frigid).
  • noun impassivity
Example sentences :
  • To no end did Barrington exert himself to conceal or counteract this frigidity.
  • Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever
  • At the house is formality and frigidity; at the home is ease and enjoyment.
  • Extract from : « Evening Round Up » by William Crosbie Hunter
  • But "the frigidity of the modern productions" was "inherent."
  • Extract from : « Four Americans » by Henry A. Beers
  • His frigidity froze most people if he chose; and avoidance was not difficult.
  • Extract from : « The Rhodesian » by Gertrude Page
  • Moonlight, therefore, frequently involves the idea of frigidity.
  • Extract from : « Moon Lore » by Timothy Harley
  • Frigidity had settled, and hostility had been arrested only by indifference.
  • Extract from : « Some Short Stories » by Henry James
  • Most of the other kinds of frigidity, however, can be cured.
  • Extract from : « Woman » by William J. Robinson
  • Julien was rewarded for the frigidity which he put into those words.
  • Extract from : « The Red and the Black » by Stendhal
  • But I hate the frigidity of the style in which I am forced to address him.
  • Extract from : « The Works of William Cowper » by William Cowper
  • The lady's manner was a happy mixture of frigidity and crossness.
  • Extract from : « Love Me Little, Love Me Long » by Charles Reade

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