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Recent Examples of frigidity
Scientists speculated that a slow metabolism and the frigidity of the water may have combined to keep the octopus mother alive.
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Literary Hub,
5 May 2026
Before there were ice rollers, cryo masks, and other face-cooling tools that purport to firm and smooth skin with the power of frigidity, there was the simple act of dunking one's face in a bowl of icy water.
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Marci Robin,
Allure,
14 Jan. 2026
However, something is belying Ciara’s frigidity during this conversation.
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Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2025
Still cold and a bit blustery tomorrow, just not quite on par with today’s frigidity.
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A. Camden Walker,
Washington Post,
20 Jan. 2024
Yet the effect is of the gentle quiet of snowfall, rather than the lethal frigidity of an icicle.
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Matthew Gavin Frank,
Harper's Magazine,
21 Feb. 2022
Literary Hub,
5 May 2026
Before there were ice rollers, cryo masks, and other face-cooling tools that purport to firm and smooth skin with the power of frigidity, there was the simple act of dunking one's face in a bowl of icy water.
—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
14 Jan. 2026
However, something is belying Ciara’s frigidity during this conversation.
—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2025
Still cold and a bit blustery tomorrow, just not quite on par with today’s frigidity.
—
A. Camden Walker,
Washington Post,
20 Jan. 2024
Yet the effect is of the gentle quiet of snowfall, rather than the lethal frigidity of an icicle.
—
Matthew Gavin Frank,
Harper's Magazine,
21 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frigidity
Noun
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The world of Pride and Prejudice expects women to accommodate male pride as a social fact, to smooth over awkwardness, to accept that status and wealth compensate for coldness or indifference.
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Her fierce intelligence helps paper over some of the screenplay’s rougher transitions, and even lends a measure of legibility to Sylvia’s sudden coldness.
Noun
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His smug iciness here would serve him well playing both Patrick Bateman and Bruce Wayne.
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“Frigidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frigidity. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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