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gelid

adjective gel·id \ˈje-ləd\

Definition of GELID

:  extremely cold :  icy <gelid water> <a man of gelid reserve — New Yorker>
— ge·lid·i·ty \jə-ˈli-də-tē, je-\ noun
— gel·id·ly \ˈje-ləd-lē\ adverb
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Origin of GELID

Latin gelidus, from gelu frost, cold — more at cold
First Known Use: 1599

Related to GELID

Synonyms
algid, arctic, bitter, bone-chilling, chill, chilly, coldish, cool, coolish, freezing, frigid, frosty, cold, glacial, ice-cold, icy, nipping, nippy, numbing, polar, shivery, snappy, wintry (also wintery)
Antonyms
ardent, blazing, boiling, broiling, burning, fervent, fervid, fiery, glowing, hot, igneous, molten, piping hot, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, seething, sizzling, sultry, sweltering, torrid, ultrahot, warming, white-hot

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