Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

infrigidation

/ɪnˌfɹɪd͡ʒɪˈdeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-fri-gi-dat-ion
IPA: /ɪnˌfɹɪd͡ʒɪˈdeɪʃən/

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of chilling or making cold; freezing.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[T]his ſeal'd vial, being broken under water, ſuck'd in a conſiderable quantity of it, whether, becauſe of ſome little rarefaction of the Air included in the ſealing, or becauſe of the infrigidation of that Air by the ſnow, or for both theſe Reaſons, or any other, I ſhall not Now diſpute."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin infrigidatio + English -ion.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: infrigidatio

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

infrigidate

Synonyms

refrigeration

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce infrigidation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˌfɹɪd͡ʒɪˈdeɪʃən/.
What does infrigidation mean?: The act of chilling or making cold; freezing.
Where does infrigidation come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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