gelid Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite extremely cold
    polar; arctic; icy; frigid; glacial.
    • an arctic climate
    • a frigid day
    • gelid waters of the North Atlantic
    • glacial winds
    • icy hands
    • polar weather

WordNet

Gel"id adjective
Etymology
L. gelidus, fr. gelun frost, cold. See Cold, and cf. Congeal, Gelatin, Jelly.
Definitions
  1. Cold; very cold; frozen. "Gelid founts." Thompson.

Webster 1913