algid

algid
adjective Etymology: Latin algidus, from algēre to feel cold Date: circa 1623 cold

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  • Algid — Al gid, a. [L. algidus cold, fr. algere to be cold: cf. F. algide.] Cold; chilly. Bailey. [1913 Webster] {Algid cholera} (Med.), Asiatic cholera. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • algid — [al′jid] adj. [Fr algide < L algidus, cold < algere, to be cold < IE * algh , frost, cold] cold; chilly algidity [al jid′ə tē] n …   English World dictionary

  • Algid cholera — Algid Al gid, a. [L. algidus cold, fr. algere to be cold: cf. F. algide.] Cold; chilly. Bailey. [1913 Webster] {Algid cholera} (Med.), Asiatic cholera. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • algid — algidity, algidness, n. /al jid/, adj. cold; chilly. [1620 30; < L algidus cold; see ALGOR] * * * …   Universalium

  • algid — adjective /ˈældʒɪd/ cold, chilly; used of low body temperature especially in connection with certain diseases such as malaria and cholera …   Wiktionary

  • algid — Chilly, cold. [L. algidus, cold] * * * al·gid al jəd adj marked by prostration, cold and clammy skin, and low blood pressure used chiefly of a severe form of malaria * * * adj. cold: usually describing the cold clammy skin associated with certain …   Medical dictionary

  • algid — Synonyms and related words: Siberian, aguey, aguish, arctic, below zero, biting, bitter, bitterly cold, bleak, blue with cold, boreal, brisk, brumal, chattering, chilly, cold, cold as charity, cold as death, cold as ice, cold as marble, cool,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • àlgid — àl|gid Mot Pla Adjectiu variable …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • algid — adj. cold, chilly …   English contemporary dictionary

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