French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old French froit, freid, inherited from Latin frīgidus (cold) (through a syncopated Vulgar Latin or Late Latin form frigdus, fricdus, attested in the Appendix Probi, or fridus, on a Pompeian inscription). Doublet of frigide, a later borrowing.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fʁwa/, /fʁwɑ/
  • (file)

Adjective edit

froid (feminine froide, masculine plural froids, feminine plural froides)

  1. cold (temperature)
    Antonym: chaud (warm, hot)

Synonyms edit

  • (Acadian, Louisiana, Cajun French, Quebec) frette

Derived terms edit

Noun edit

froid m (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) cold, chill
  2. (of a relationship) distance, strain

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Mauritian Creole: frwa

Further reading edit