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Frigid vs Frozen - What's the difference?

frigid | frozen |

As adjectives the difference between frigid and frozen

is that frigid is very cold; lacking warmth; icy while frozen is in the state of that which freezes; in ice form.

As a verb frozen is

past participle of lang=en.

frigid

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Very cold; lacking warmth; icy.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-03
  • , author=Nancy Langston , title=Mining the Boreal North , volume=101, issue=2, page=98 , magazine= citation , passage=Reindeer are well suited to the taiga’s frigid winters. They can maintain a thermogradient between body core and the environment of up to 100 degrees, in part because of insulation provided by their fur, and in part because of counter-current vascular heat exchange systems in their legs and nasal passages.}}
  • Chilly in manner; lacking affection or zeal; impassive.
  • (colloquial) Sexually unresponsive, especially of a woman.
  • Antonyms

    * fervid

    References

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    frozen

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • In the state of that which freezes; in ice form.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-26, author= Nick Miroff
  • , volume=189, issue=7, page=32, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […] , passage=The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters […]. But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna. That would be the frozen chicatanas – giant winged ants – at around $500 a kilo.}}
  • Immobilized.
  • (label) In a state such that transactions are not allowed.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • The mammoth was frozen shortly after death.
    English adjectives ending in -en English irregular past participles