gelid

gelid
(L). Cold

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  • Gelid — Gel id (j[e^]l [i^]d), a. [L. gelidus, fr. gelu frost, cold. See {Cold}, and cf. {Congeal}, {Gelatin}, {Jelly}.] Cold; very cold; frozen. Gelid founts. Thompson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gelīd — (v. lat.), eiskalt; daher Gelidĭtät, eisige Kälte …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Gelid — Gelid, lat. gelidus, kalt; eisig …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • gelid — c.1600, from L. gelidus “icy cold,” from gelum “frost, intense cold” (see COLD (Cf. cold) (adj.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • gelid — icy, frigid, freezing, frosty, *cold, glacial, arctic, cool, chilly …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • gelid — [jel′id] adj. [L gelidus < gelu, frost: see GELATIN] extremely cold; frozen gelidity [jē lid′ə tē] n …   English World dictionary

  • gelid — adjective Etymology: Latin gelidus, from gelu frost, cold more at cold Date: 1599 extremely cold ; icy < gelid water > < a man of gelid reserve New Yorker > • gelidity noun • gelidly adve …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • gelid — adjective /ˈdʒɛl.ɪd/ Very cold; icy or frosty. A man of gelid reserve. See Also: gel, gelatin …   Wiktionary

  • gelid — gelidity /jeuh lid i tee/, gelidness, n. gelidly, adv. /jel id/, adj. very cold; icy. [1600 10; < L gelidus icy cold, equiv. to gel(um) frost, cold + idus ID4] * * * …   Universalium

  • gelid — Synonyms and related words: Siberian, algid, arctic, below zero, biting, bitter, bitterly cold, blast frozen, bleak, boreal, brisk, brumal, chill, chilly, cold, cold as charity, cold as death, cold as ice, cold as marble, congealed, cool, crisp,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • gèlid — gè|lid Mot Pla Adjectiu variable …   Diccionari Català-Català

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