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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 cold
Familiarity information: GELID used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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