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frigidity

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: frigidity

1
 n
the absence of heat
2
 n
sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women) and inability to achieve orgasm during intercourse
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: frigidity
1

n the absence of heat

Synonyms:
cold, coldness, frigidness, low temperature
Antonyms:
heat, high temperature, hotness
the presence of heat
Types:
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chill, gelidity, iciness
coldness due to a cold environment
chilliness, coolness, nip
the property of being moderately cold
frostiness
coldness as evidenced by frost
cool
the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature
Type of:
pressor, vasoconstrictive, vasoconstrictor
any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure
temperature
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
2

n sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women) and inability to achieve orgasm during intercourse

Synonyms:
frigidness
Type of:
deadness, unresponsiveness
the quality of being unresponsive; not reacting; as a quality of people, it is marked by a failure to respond quickly or with emotion to people or events

n a lack of affection or enthusiasm

Synonyms:
chilliness, coldness, coolness, frigidness, iciness
Types:
stone
a lack of feeling or expression or movement
lukewarmness, tepidness
lack of passion, force or animation
Type of:
emotionlessness, unemotionality
absence of emotion
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