gelidity
State of freezing
Gelidity is the quality of being extremely cold or icy.
The word is rare and literary, more likely encountered in older texts than contemporary speech: the gelidity of the arctic wind.
It can extend figuratively to emotional coldness: She responded with a gelidity that ended the conversation.
Extremely and intensely cold
- icyFrozen or unfriendly
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- frostyCold or unwelcoming
- arcticOf extreme northern cold
polar · wintry · numbing · biting · bitter · piercing · bone-chilling · subzero
Low temperature state
- aloofnessEmotional unavailability, standoffishness
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- indifferenceLack of interest
- unfriendlinessUnwelcoming disposition toward others
distance · reserve · iciness · coolness · remoteness · unresponsiveness · frostiness · chilliness
Water's solid form
- frostThin ice coating
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- icebergFloating glacial fragment
snowflake · icicle · sleet · hail · crystalline · frostwork · icecap · hoarfrost
Dangerously low body temperature
- frostbiteFreezing of body tissue
- shiverInvoluntary trembling sensation
- goosebumpsRaised skin from cold
- numbnessLoss of sensation
tremble · quiver · shudder · chattering · pallor · vasoconstriction · chill · exposure
Resistance to deformation
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
- hardnessResistance to penetration
- firmnessResistance to deformation
- brittlenessProne to snapping
congealment · solidification · rigidness · unbending · fixedness
frigid
Extremely and intensely cold
arctic · polar · wintry · numbing · biting · bitter · piercing · bone-chilling · subzero · cryogenic
coldness
Low temperature state
- aloofnessEmotional unavailability, standoffishness
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- indifferenceLack of interest
unfriendliness · distance · reserve · iciness · coolness · remoteness · unresponsiveness · frostiness · chilliness · stoniness
ice
Water's solid form
- frostThin ice coating
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
iceberg · snowflake · icicle · sleet · hail · crystalline · frostwork · icecap · hoarfrost · rime
hypothermia
Dangerously low body temperature
- frostbiteFreezing of body tissue
- shiverInvoluntary trembling sensation
- goosebumpsRaised skin from cold
numbness · tremble · quiver · shudder · chattering · pallor · vasoconstriction · chill · exposure · windchill
stiffness
Resistance to deformation
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
- hardnessResistance to penetration
- firmnessResistance to deformation
brittleness · congealment · solidification · rigidness · unbending · fixedness