algid
/ˈæl.d͡ʒɪd/
algid adjective: cold, chilly; used of low body temperature, especially in connection with certain diseases such as malaria and cholera.
Adjective
algid (comparative more algid, superlative most algid)
- Cold, chilly; used of low body temperature, especially in connection with certain diseases such as malaria and cholera.
- algid malaria
- […] with cold sweat, blueness, stupidity, no heat, no sort of reaction or remission, intense venous congestion in divers organs, getting steadily worse and worse, more and more algid, wet, and stupid, with death in thirty-six hours.1875 March 15, J. C. Morgan, More on Typho-Malarial Fever, United States Medical Investigator, New Series, Volume 1, No. 6, page 261
algid meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Kannada
algid in Tamil
- குளிர், குளிர்க் காய்ச்சல், சிலிர்ப்பு, குளிருற்ற, சன்னியுற்ற
algid in Urdu
- سَرد, ٹھَنڈا, سَردی زَدَہ, ٹھِٹھرا ہُوا, لَرزَہ زَدَہ
algid in Bengali
- ঠান্ডা, শীতল
algid in Kannada
- ತಣ್ಣ, ತಂಪಿನ, ತಂಡಿಯ, ಚಳಿಯ, ತಣ್ಣಗಾದ
Forms of algid
| comparative | more algid |
|---|---|
| superlative | most algid |
Origin of algid
Borrowed from Latin algidus (“cold”).
Words formed from algid
Questions about algid
- What does algid mean?
- Algid means cold, chilly; used of low body temperature, especially in connection with certain diseases such as malaria and cholera.
- What is algid in Tamil?
- Algid in Tamil is குளிர், குளிர்க் காய்ச்சல், சிலிர்ப்பு. See Algid meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is algid?
- Algid is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce algid?
- Algid is pronounced /ˈæl.d͡ʒɪd/.
Words near algid in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: algid (page history and authors); algid (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); algid (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); algid (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); algid (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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