What does GELID mean?

Definitions for GELID
ˈdʒɛl ɪdgelid

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polaradjective

    extremely cold

    "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"

Wiktionary

  1. gelidadjective

    Very cold; icy or frosty.

  2. Etymology: First attested in 1630. From gelidus, from gelu.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. GELIDadjective

    Extremely cold.

    Etymology: gelidus, Latin.

    From the deep ooze and gelid cavern rous’d,
    They flounce. James Thomson, Spring.

ChatGPT

  1. gelid

    Gelid refers to extremely cold or icy conditions. It is often used in literature or other forms of written work to describe something that is of freezing temperatures. Derived from the Latin word "gelidus", it can also refer to something lacking warmth or enthusiasm.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Gelidadjective

    cold; very cold; frozen

  2. Etymology: [L. gelidus, fr. gelu frost, cold. See Cold, and cf. Congeal, Gelatin, Jelly.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Gelid

    jel′id, adj. icy cold: cold.—adv. Gel′idly.—ns. Gel′idness, Gelid′ity. [L. gelidusgelu, frost.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of GELID in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of GELID in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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