| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | gel·id |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  j l  d |
| ADJECTIVE: | Very cold; icy: gelid ocean waters. See synonyms at cold. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin gelidus, from gel , frost. See gel- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | ge·lidi·ty (j -ld-t ) , gelid·ness —NOUN
gelid·ly —ADVERB
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