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ALGID (adj.)
Definition(s):
- (adj.) cold; chilly
Useful information for game players:
- Front hooks: (none)
- Back hooks: (none)
- Anagrams: (none)
- Longer extensions: algidITY, algidITIES, algidNESS, algidNESSES
- Wraparounds: (none)
- Other Spellings: (none)
- Related Forms: ALGOR (n.), ALGIDITY (n.), ALGIDNESS (n.)
Epilogue:
The Latin algidus, “cold” (from the verb algere, “to be cold”) gave English words such as ALGID, ALGOR, ALGIDITY, and ALGIDNESS. They started appearing in English around the 1600s and are still used on occasion, though they are generally out of fashion.
More common words such as COLD and COLDNESS come from the Old English ceald and date from as early as the twelfth century.
This week’s theme: Wintry words
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