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frigid
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fr?gidus (“cold”), from fr?ge? (“I am cold”), from fr?gus (“cold, coldness”), from Proto-Indo-European *sriges-, *sriHges-.
Pronunciation
- enPR: fr?j'?d, IPA(key): /?f??d??d/
- Rhymes: -?d??d
Adjective
frigid (comparative frigider or more frigid, superlative frigidest or most frigid)
- Very cold; lacking warmth; icy.
- Chilly in manner; lacking affection or zeal; impassive.
- (colloquial) Sexually unresponsive, especially of a woman.
Antonyms
- fervid
Related terms
- frigidity
- frigidly
- frigidness
Translations
References
- frigid in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- frigid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Danish
Adjective
frigid
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Inflection
Related terms
- frigiditet
References
- “frigid” in Den Danske Ordbog
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [f?i??i?t]
- Hyphenation: fri?git
Adjective
frigid (comparative frigider, superlative am frigidesten)
- Alternative form of frigide
Declension
Further reading
- “frigid” in Duden online
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French frigide, Latin frigidus. See also frig.
Adjective
frigid m or n (feminine singular frigid?, masculine plural frigizi, feminine and neuter plural frigide)
- frigid
Declension
Related terms
- frigiditate
- frig
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austere
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ???????? (aust?rós, “bitter, harsh”), having the specific meaning "making the tongue dry" (originally used of fruits, wines), related to ??? (aú?, “to singe”), ???? (aûos, “dry”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation): IPA(key): /??st??(?)/, /???st??(?)/
- (US)
- (General American) IPA(key): /??sti?/, enPR: ôst?r?
- (cot–caught merger, Inland Northern American): IPA(key): /??sti?/
- Rhymes: -??(?)
Adjective
austere (comparative austerer or more austere, superlative austerest or most austere)
- Grim or severe in manner or appearance
- Lacking decoration; trivial; not extravagant or gaudy
Synonyms
- (grim or severe): stern, strict, forbidding
- (lacking trivial decoration): simple, plain, unadorned, unembellished
Antonyms
- (not lacking trivial decoration): overwrought, flamboyant, extravagant, gaudy, flashy
Derived terms
- austerity
- austerely
Translations
Italian
Adjective
austere f pl
- feminine plural of austero
Latin
Adjective
aust?re
- vocative masculine singular of aust?rus
References
- austere in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- austere in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Latvian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Perhaps related to Ancient Greek ??????? (óstreon).
Pronunciation
Noun
austere f (5th declension)
- oyster (certain edible bivalve mollusks of the order Ostreida)
Declension
Middle French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aust?rus.
Adjective
austere m or f (plural austeres)
- austere; severe
Old French
Alternative forms
- haustere
- auster (masculine only)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aust?rus.
Adjective
austere m (oblique and nominative feminine singular austere)
- (of a flavor) acrid; bitter
- austere; severe
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