frigidity
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.68 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Coldness of feeling, manner or quality; lack of ardor, animation or vivacity.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Lack of or low sex drive; a persistent inability to become aroused or achieve sexual satisfaction.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "It cannot be denied it [the chameleon] is (if not the moſt of any) a very abſtemious animall, and ſuch as by reaſon of its frigidity, paucity of bloud, and latitancy in the winter (about which time the obſervations are often made) will long ſubſist without a viſible ſuſtentation."
- "In France, Mme. de Pompadour was induced by Louis XV to eat such testicles in order to break down her frigidity."
- "An epileptic lover may (slightly) experience […] sporadic impotence/frigidity."
Etymology
From Middle English frigiditee, frigidite, a borrowing from Middle French frigidité, itself a borrowing from Latin frīgiditātem, accusative of Latin frīgiditās.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: frigiditee, frigidité, frīgiditātem, frīgiditās