Synonyms for frigidity

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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