frigidity
    n 1: sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women) and inability
         to achieve orgasm during intercourse [syn: frigidity,
         frigidness]
    2: the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible";
       "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor" [syn:
       coldness, cold, low temperature, frigidity,
       frigidness] [ant: heat, high temperature, hotness]
    3: a lack of affection or enthusiasm; "a distressing coldness of
       tone and manner" [syn: coldness, coolness, frigidity,
       frigidness, iciness, chilliness]

Frigidity \Fri*gid"i*ty\, n. [L. frigiditas: cf. F.
   frigidit['e].]
   1. The condition or quality of being frigid; coldness; want
      of warmth.
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            Ice is water congealed by the frigidity of the air.
                                                  --Sir T.
                                                  Browne.
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   2. Want of ardor, animation, vivacity, etc.; coldness of
      affection or of manner; dullness; stiffness and formality;
      as, frigidity of a reception, of a bow, etc.
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   3. Want of heat or vigor; as, the frigidity of old age.
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FRIGIDITY, med juris. The same as impotence. (q.v.)