Spanish

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Etymology

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From frío +‎ -dad, possibly influenced by fealdad or alternatively a phonetic evolution of Latin frīgiditātem, through a hypothetical early Ibero-Romance or Proto-Spanish intermediate form *friyeddade.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɾjalˈdad/ [fɾjal̪ˈd̪að̞]
  • Rhymes: -ad
  • Syllabification: frial‧dad

Noun

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frialdad f (plural frialdades)

  1. frigidity, coldness
    Synonym: frigidez
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