gelidity
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gel·id
(jĕl′ĭd)adj.
Very cold; icy: gelid ocean waters. See Synonyms at cold.
ge·lid′i·ty (jə-lĭd′ĭ-tē), gel′id·ness n.
gel′id·ly adv.
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gelidity
the state or condition of being extremely cold. — gelid, adj.
See also: Cold-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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| Noun | 1. |  gelidity - coldness due to a cold environment low temperature, cold, frigidity, frigidness, coldness - the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor" |
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gelidity
nounExtreme lack of warmth:
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