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GELID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gelid mean? 

GELID (adjective)
  The adjective GELID has 1 sense:

1. extremely coldplay

  Familiarity information: GELID used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GELID (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Extremely cold

Synonyms:

arctic; frigid; gelid; glacial; icy; polar

Context example:

polar weather

Similar:

cold (having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration)

Derivation:

gelidity (coldness due to a cold environment)


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