frigidity

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

frigidity
    n 1: sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women) and inability
         to achieve orgasm during intercourse [syn: {frigidity},
         {frigidness}]
    2: the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible";
       "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor" [syn:
       {coldness}, {cold}, {low temperature}, {frigidity},
       {frigidness}] [ant: {heat}, {high temperature}, {hotness}]
    3: a lack of affection or enthusiasm; "a distressing coldness of
       tone and manner" [syn: {coldness}, {coolness}, {frigidity},
       {frigidness}, {iciness}, {chilliness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Frigidity \Fri*gid"i*ty\, n. [L. frigiditas: cf. F.
   frigidit['e].]
   1. The condition or quality of being frigid; coldness; want
      of warmth.
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            Ice is water congealed by the frigidity of the air.
                                                  --Sir T.
                                                  Browne.
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   2. Want of ardor, animation, vivacity, etc.; coldness of
      affection or of manner; dullness; stiffness and formality;
      as, frigidity of a reception, of a bow, etc.
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   3. Want of heat or vigor; as, the frigidity of old age.
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from Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

FRIGIDITY, med juris. The same as impotence. (q.v.)