🇬🇧🇪🇸 frigid - glacial : English Lesson

Meaning of "frigid" ("glacial"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Frigid means super-duper cold, so cold that you shiver, your teeth chatter, and you want to jump into a giant fluffy blanket right away.

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The water in the kiddie pool was so frigid that the rubber duck asked for a tiny winter coat.

The bathroom tiles were so frigid my toes screamed, slipped, and tried to run back into my socks.

The school bus was so frigid that everyone blew into their hands like tiny human dragons.

I opened the freezer and the air was so frigid my leftover peas tried to build a snowman.

In Antarctica, the ocean can be so frigid that penguins have a built-in fat layer called blubber to keep them warm, like wearing a permanent puffy coat.

She pushed open the door and a frigid wall of air hit her face. The frigid wind stole her breath, the frigid street bit her cheeks, and her frigid hands could not pull on gloves. A neighbor offered tea; the hot cup warmed her fingers and she laughed, shaking off the frigid shock.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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