gelid

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Pronunciation

• (RP, America) IPA: /ˈdʒɛl.ɪd/

Adjective

gelid

1. Very cold; icy or frosty.
   • 1837 Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History

     Of Cassandra-Jean-Paul Marat we have spoken often; yet the most surprising truth remains to be spoken: that he actually does not want sense; but, with croaking gelid throat, croaks out masses of the truth, on several things.

   • New Yorker.

     A man of gelid reserve.

   • 2005, Robert Jordan, Knife of Dreams:

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

Translations

• French: froid, glacé, glacial
• Italian: gelido, freddo, gelato, ghiacciato
• Portuguese: gélido
• Russian: ледяно́й
• Spanish: gélido

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