gelid
/ˈd͡ʒɛl.ɪd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.31 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Of Cassandra-Marat we have spoken often; yet the most surprising truth remains to be spoken: that he actually does not want sense; but, with croaking gelid throat, croaks out masses of the truth, on several things."
- "Above the gelid source of mountain springs, A solitary eagle, circling, flies."
- "In the worst of summer the tower remained cool, yet the air seemed feverish and gelid when sisters of different Ajahs came too close."
- "For a while he stares out of the window. It is twilight - cold, deepening twilight. Over the roofs of the opposite house-backs, two garden lengths away, the sky is gelid, luminous, sad. A quiet albescent yellow. Everything is very still."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gel- Latin gelū̆ Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin gelidus English gelid First attested in 1630. From Latin gelidus (“cold”), from gelu (“frost”).
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈd͡ʒɛl.ɪd/
- British English: /ˈd͡ʒɛl.ɪd/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more gelid (comparative)
most gelid (superlative)