gelid
Like polar waters
Gelid means extremely cold or icy.
The word is literary and rarely encountered outside formal writing: the gelid waters of the Arctic, a gelid wind swept across the moor.
It describes temperatures cold enough to freeze, or metaphorically, a manner that is icy and unwelcoming.
Extremely and intensely cold
- glacialOf frozen rivers
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- icyFrozen or unfriendly
- frostyCold or unwelcoming
freezing · subzero · arctic · polar · nippy · bitter · crystalline · numbing
Emotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- distantFar away or aloof
- coldLow temperature state
- unfriendlyNot welcoming or warm
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
inhospitable · forbidding · unapproachable · detached · reserved · standoffish · indifferent · stern
Involuntary trembling sensation
- trembleShake from fear
- numbnessLoss of sensation
- frostbiteFreezing of body tissue
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
goosebumps · quiver · shudder · clammy · stiff · blanched · pallor · bloodless
Disturbingly strange
- creepyDisturbingly strange
- spine-tinglingCausing thrilled fear
- unsettlingCausing unease or discomfort
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
ghastly · haunting · foreboding · ominous · bleak · desolate · stark · barren
frigid
Extremely and intensely cold
frosty · freezing · subzero · arctic · polar · nippy · bitter · crystalline · numbing · bone-chilling
aloof
Emotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- distantFar away or aloof
- coldLow temperature state
- unfriendlyNot welcoming or warm
hostile · inhospitable · forbidding · unapproachable · detached · reserved · standoffish · indifferent · stern · stony
shiver
Involuntary trembling sensation
hypothermia · goosebumps · quiver · shudder · clammy · stiff · blanched · pallor · bloodless
eerie
Disturbingly strange
- creepyDisturbingly strange
- spine-tinglingCausing thrilled fear
- unsettlingCausing unease or discomfort
dread · ghastly · haunting · foreboding · ominous · bleak · desolate · stark · barren · lifeless
- gelatin moldShaped container for set desserts
- gelatin saladMolded wobbly food dish
- gelato shopItalian ice cream parlor
- gelatin silver printPhotographic paper with metallic emulsion
- gelatin powderCollagen-derived gelling agent