Gelid

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈdÊ’É›l.ɪd/

Origin

First attested in 1630. From Latin gelidus ("cold"), from gelu ("frost").

Full definition of gelid

Adjective

1. Very cold; icy or frosty.
• New Yorker. unknown dateA man of gelid reserve.
• 2005, Robert Jordan, :In the worst of summer the tower remained cool, yet the air seemed feverish and gelid when sisters of different Ajahs came too close.

Derived terms

• gelidity
  gelidness
• gelidly

Related terms

• gel
• gelatin

Anagrams

• glide