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Definition of Gelidity
1. Noun. Coldness due to a cold environment.
Generic synonyms: Cold, Coldness, Frigidity, Frigidness, Low Temperature
Derivative terms: Chill, Chill, Chilly, Gelid, Icy, Icy
Definition of Gelidity
1. n. The state of being gelid.
Definition of Gelidity
1. Noun. The state or quality of being gelid. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gelidity
1. iciness [n -TIES] - See also: iciness
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gelidity
Literary usage of Gelidity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"... from (a hive) so that new ones may be built. Phtn, Diet. Apiculture,p. 55.
Goldsmith, Traveller, 1. 121. gelidity (jf-lid'i-ti), n. [< gelid + -ity. ..."
2. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1808)
"... Lat. gelte, Fr. with our gel/y, grow from the same stock; and us cold makes
ice, hence gelidus, Lat. with our gelid, gelidity, ..."
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