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    gelid
    /ˈdʒɛlɪd/

    adjective

    • 1. icy; extremely cold: literary "the gelid pond"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › gelidGelid Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Gelid is used to describe anything of extremely cold temperature (as in "the gelid waters of the Arctic Ocean"), but the word can also be used figuratively to describe a person with a cold demeanor (as in "the criminal's gelid stare").

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › gelidGELID Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    adjective. very cold; icy. gelid. / ˈdʒɛlɪd / adjective. very cold, icy, or frosty. Discover More. Derived Forms. geˈlidity, noun. ˈgelidly, adverb. Discover More. Other Words From. ge·lid·i·ty [ j, uh, -, lid, -i-tee], gel id·ness noun. gel id·ly adverb. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of gelid 1.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › gelidGelid - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Use this adjective to describe frozen things — like a gelid skating pond, your gelid fingers when you forget to wear your gloves, or the gelid breeze coming in through the gap under your front door.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGELID definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    gelid in British English. (ˈdʒɛlɪd ) adjective. very cold, icy, or frosty. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. gelidity (geˈlidity) or gelidness (ˈgelidness) noun.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishgelid adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of gelid adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › gelidGelid - definition of gelid by The Free Dictionary

    Define gelid. gelid synonyms, gelid pronunciation, gelid translation, English dictionary definition of gelid. adj. Very cold; icy: gelid ocean waters. See Synonyms at cold. ge·lid′i·ty , gel′id·ness n. gel′id·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English...

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › gelidGelid Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Extremely cold; frozen. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: polar. icy. glacial. frigid. arctic. cold. frosty. freezing. boreal. wintry. frore. Origin of Gelid. First attested in 1630. From Latin gelidus (“cold”), from gelu (“frost”). From Wiktionary. Latin gelidus from gelū frost gel- in Indo-European roots.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › gelid_adjgelid, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective gelid mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective gelid. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › gelidgelid - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · gelid (comparative more gelid, superlative most gelid) Very cold; icy or frosty.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › gelidgelid | meaning of gelid in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    gelid meaning, definition, what is gelid: very cold: Learn more.