Algid is a rather cold and lonely word, etymologically speaking-it's the only word in any of the dictionaries we publish that comes from the Latin word algēre, meaning "to feel cold." Also, English speakers have warmed to its many synonyms-among them "cold," "frigid," "arctic," "chill"-much more readily than they've taken to "algid."

ALGID definition: chilly or cold | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

What does the adjective algid mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective algid . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

2025年1月28日 · “a person who is algid is marked by prostration and has cold clammy skin and low blood pressure”

Algid definition: . See examples of ALGID used in a sentence.

algid - chilly; "a person who is algid is marked by prostration and has cold clammy skin and low blood pressure"

Synonyms for ALGID: frigid, icy, cold, freezing, chilly, chill, cool, arctic; Antonyms of ALGID: hot, igneous, warming, boiling, molten, sweltering, ardent, torrid

2025年1月2日 · algid (comparative more algid, superlative most algid) Cold, chilly; used of low body temperature, especially in connection with certain diseases such as malaria and cholera.

(medicine) Cold, chilly; used of low body temperature especially in connection with certain diseases such as malaria and cholera. Find similar words to algid using the buttons below. Algid definition: Cold; chilly.

adjective medicine cold, chilly; used of low body temperature especially in connection with certain diseases such as malaria and cholera. from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. [Latin algidus, from algēre, to be cold.] Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word algid .