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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FRIGIDITY

n. 1. Coldness; want of warmth. But not applied to the air or weather.
2. Want of natural heat, life and vigor of body; impotency; imbecility; as the frigidity of old age.
3. Coldness of affection.
4. Dullness; want of animation or intellectual fire; as the frigidity of sentiments or style.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FRIGIDITY

Fri *gid "i *ty, n. Etym: [L. frigiditas: cf. F. frigidité. ]

1. The condition or quality of being frigid; coldness; want of warmth. Ice is water congealed by the frigidity of the air. Sir T. Browne.

2. Want of ardor, animation, vivacity, etc. ; coldness of affection or of manner; dullness; stiffness and formality; as, frigidity of a reception, of a bow, etc.

3. Want of heat or vigor; as, the frigidity of old age.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

frigidity

fri gid i ty /frɪdʒɪ́dəti /名詞 U 厳寒 ; 冷淡 ; 堅苦しさ ; (女性の )不感症 .