Gelid vs Reserved - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between gelid and reserved

is that gelid is very cold; icy or frosty while reserved is slow to reveal emotion or opinions.

past tense of reserve.

(en adjective)

Very cold; icy or frosty.

* . (rfdate)

A man of gelid reserve.

* 2005 , :

In the worst of summer the tower remained cool, yet the air seemed feverish and gelid when sisters of different Ajahs came too close.

* gelidity / gelidness * gelidly

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(head)

(reserve)

(en adjective)

(comparable) Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.

He was a quiet, reserved person.

(not comparable) Set aside for the use of a particular person or party.

I'm sorry, sir, but these are reserved seats.

* See also

* reserved track