Gelidity (Noun)
Meaning
Coldness due to a cold environment.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The gelidity of the winter air seeped through her thin jacket, making her shiver uncontrollably.
- He could feel the gelidity emanating from the frozen lake beneath his skates as he began to glide across the ice.
- As she stepped outside into the subzero temperature, she was struck by the gelidity of the morning air.
- The gelidity of the cave was exacerbated by the slow trickle of ice-cold water that dripped from the rocks above.
- The explorer struggled to acclimate to the gelidity of the Arctic landscape, her skin numb from the biting winds.