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Frigid vs Prude - What's the difference?

frigid | prude |

As adjectives the difference between frigid and prude

is that frigid is very cold; lacking warmth; icy while prude is prudish.

frigid

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Very cold; lacking warmth; icy.
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  • Chilly in manner; lacking affection or zeal; impassive.
  • (colloquial) Sexually unresponsive, especially of a woman.
  • Antonyms

    * fervid

    References

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    prude

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended by matters of a sexual nature.
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  • Synonyms

    * prig * goody-goody * puritan * celibacist * erotophobe * antisexualist

    Derived terms

    * prudery * prudish

    Anagrams

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