frigidness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for frigidness
Noun
  • The world of Pride and Prejudice expects women to accommodate male pride as a social fact, to smooth over awkwardness, to accept that status and wealth compensate for coldness or indifference.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
  • Her fierce intelligence helps paper over some of the screenplay’s rougher transitions, and even lends a measure of legibility to Sylvia’s sudden coldness.
    Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Scientists speculated that a slow metabolism and the frigidity of the water may have combined to keep the octopus mother alive.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 May 2026
  • Before there were ice rollers, cryo masks, and other face-cooling tools that purport to firm and smooth skin with the power of frigidity, there was the simple act of dunking one's face in a bowl of icy water.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • His smug iciness here would serve him well playing both Patrick Bateman and Bruce Wayne.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Frigidness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frigidness. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster