I’ve often used this column to complain about men and their invented word of "frigidness," which is nothing more than proof of poor technique, while at the same time urged women to explore their own bodies so they can find out what feels good and later tell their partners the exact areas they need to have worked on. From Wordnik.com. [Sexlessness on the Rise | Impact Lab] Reference
"I have a purchase to make here," she said with as much frigidness in her tones as she could call up. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls] Reference
It was so cold outside that the fire and the bed warmers did little to bite into the frigidness of the room. From Wordnik.com. [A Change of Seasons]
Increase of mass and loss of energy had slowed her spin, had shoved her farther and farther away from the Sun, pushing her out and into the frigidness of space. From Wordnik.com. [The Cosmic Engineer]
Thus the golden Fate turns and keeps turning; it is only when, through frigidness or fear, we refuse to revolve with it, that there ensues the discord of despair. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866] Reference
About them now was frigidness of death, -- and silence tremendous. From Wordnik.com. [In Ghostly Japan] Reference
One rivalry that figures to persist into 2010 is Apple's newfound frigidness with Google. From Wordnik.com. [MacUser] Reference
In spite of their proverbial frigidness under all conditions, Boston's best began to get fidgety. From Wordnik.com. [Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated] Reference
Canada has decided it wantsto have us experience true Canadian winter frigidness before we head to Africa. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com Recent Updates] Reference
Of greatest interest is whether there is water ice hidden in the crater's perpetual darkness and frigidness. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
All this would seem like hard cheese for the bride, except that the frigidness and brittleness of Tracy Lord (Katharine Hepburn) is all too well known by the male members of her family. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Seahorse, painted a vivid picture using beautiful, slow, moving three-part harmonies and terrific strings, but there was an underlying man vs. machine frigidness that made parts of the song chilling. From Wordnik.com. [Herohill] Reference
In the newly released data, thermal measurements showed that daytime temperatures over much of the surface reached 220 degrees Fahrenheit - hotter than boiling water - before plummeting to frigidness at night. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
"I suppose you are somewhat at a loss how to account for my visit, Dr. Thornton," he remarked, in his genial way, and ignoring the frigidness of his host's greeting; "but I have come to make some important inquiries of you.". From Wordnik.com. [Virgie's Inheritance] Reference
Back in February, on a rare glorious-weather Sunday interrupting an uncharacteristically long stretch of frigidness, my friends and I decided nothing could be better than bellying up to a po-boy at one of the many open air tables alongside Parkway Bakery. From Wordnik.com. [New Orleans Saints Central] Reference
I do not deserve your frigidness, such callousness, yet i persist. From Wordnik.com. [anasthesia Diary Entry] Reference
With the range of mostly frigidness we’ve had for the last months, ’50s ARE warm. From Wordnik.com. [Photo Friday: impressionistic leaves « The Life and Times of Organic Mama] Reference
All we know is that her frigidness towards men has soured her marriage and also alienated the couples’ teenage son Michael (Thieriot). From Wordnik.com. [Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat] Reference
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