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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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harsh
English
Etymology
From Middle English harsk, harisk(e), hask(e), herris. Century derived the term from Old Norse harskr (whence Danish harsk (“rancid”), dialectal Norwegian hersk, Swedish härsk); the Middle English Dictionary derives it from that and Middle Low German harsch (“rough”, literally “hairy”) (whence also German harsch), from haer (“hair”); the Oxford Dictionary of English derives it from Middle Low German alone.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /h???/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /h???/
- Rhymes: -??(?)?
Adjective
harsh (comparative harsher, superlative harshest)
- Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
- Severe or cruel.
Antonyms
- genteel
Translations
Verb
harsh (third-person singular simple present harshes, present participle harshing, simple past and past participle harshed)
- (intransitive, slang) To negatively criticize.
- (transitive, slang) to put a damper on (a mood).
Synonyms
- rough
Derived terms
- harshly
- harshness
Translations
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