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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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unfriendly
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?f??n(d)li/
Etymology 1
From Middle English unfrendly, unfrendli, unfrendely, from Old English *unfr?ondl?? (suggested by derivative unfr?ondl??e (“in an unfriendly manner; unfriendly”, adverb)), equivalent to un- +? friendly. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uunfrüntelk, uunfjuntelk (“unfriendly”), West Frisian ûnfreonlik (“unfriendly”), Dutch onvriendelijk (“unfriendly”), German Low German unfrünnelk (“unfriendly”), German unfreundlich (“unfriendly”), Faroese ófryntligur (“unfriendly”), Icelandic ófrýnilegur (“ugly; disturbing”).
Adjective
unfriendly (comparative unfriendlier or more unfriendly, superlative unfriendliest or most unfriendly)
- Not friendly; hostile; mean.
- Unfavourable.
Antonyms
- friendly
Derived terms
- user-unfriendly
Related terms
- unfriend
Translations
Noun
unfriendly (plural unfriendlies)
- An enemy.
- 2005, Ted Dekker, Thunder of Heaven (page 217)
- Sweep the valley compound and eliminate any unfriendlies you encounter.
- 2008, Dennis Wengert, A Very Healthy Insanity (page 44)
- You see, the mission of almost every teenage girl on the loose is to first identify the targets, just like a war. These include the primary objective (the boy), the enemy (other girls), the friendlies (sympathetic girl friends and the boy's family), and unfriendlies (other boys).
- 2005, Ted Dekker, Thunder of Heaven (page 217)
Etymology 2
From Middle English unfrendli, from Old English unfr?ondl??e (“in an unfriendly manner”), equivalent to unfriend +? -ly.
Adverb
unfriendly (comparative unfriendlier or more unfriendly, superlative unfriendliest or most unfriendly)
- in an unkind or unfriendly manner; not as a friend
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