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gelid

[ jel-id ]

adjective

  1. very cold; icy.


gelid

/ ˈdʒɛlɪd /

adjective

  1. very cold, icy, or frosty
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • geˈlidity, noun
  • ˈgelidly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • ge·lid·i·ty [j, uh, -, lid, -i-tee], gelid·ness noun
  • gelid·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gelid1

1600–10; < Latin gelidus icy cold, equivalent to gel ( um ) frost, cold + -idus -id 4
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gelid1

C17: from Latin gelidus icy cold, from gelu frost
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Example Sentences

The thin screaming came again, like a hot wire drawn down the gelid morning.

She seemed to be unable to tear herself away from the sight of the austere Aniene, with its gelid waters.

Even as she talked she swiveled the drum around, kicked the easy-off plug, and began dumping the gelid contents into the hole.

Under a grey sky, glooming to purple, the gelid water writhed nakedly.

Gelid light and air were in the kitchen but out of doors gentle summer morning everywhere.

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