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FRIGIDITY
coldness, coolness, frigidity, frigidness, iciness, chilliness
(noun) a lack of affection or enthusiasm; “a distressing coldness of tone and manner”
coldness, cold, low temperature, frigidity, frigidness
(noun) the absence of heat; “the coldness made our breath visible”; “come in out of the cold”; “cold is a vasoconstrictor”
frigidity, frigidness
(noun) sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women) and inability to achieve orgasm during intercourse
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
frigidity (countable and uncountable, plural frigidities)
The state of being frigid; coldness; lack of heat.
Coldness of feeling, manner or quality; lack of ardor, animation or vivacity.
Synonyms: chilliness, dullness
Lack of natural heat and vigor of body; impotency.
Source: Wiktionary
Fri*gid"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. frigiditas: cf. F. frigidité.]
1. The condition or quality of being frigid; coldness; want of warmth. Ice is water congealed by the frigidity of the air. Sir T. Browne.
2. Want of ardor, animation, vivacity, etc.; coldness of affection or of manner; dullness; stiffness and formality; as, frigidity of a reception, of a bow, etc.
3. Want of heat or vigor; as, the frigidity of old age.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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