1. Referring to something cold; severely chilled or chilling: Mona was thinking that it was the most algid day she had experienced that winter.

Sometimes people may have a more algid attitude towards others who are insulting or misbehaving in a social situation, as expressed by the first and third cartoons shown below!

2. Characterized by feeling less than warm or frigid, however having sweaty skin and utter exhaustion; a reference to certain severe conditions or stages of a disease: Algid malaria is characterized by prostration, cold and clammy skin, as well as, low blood pressure.

3. Etymology: from Latin algere, "to feel cold, to be cold".

There is another word entry, gelid, which is also a Latin-derived adjective that describes ice and arctic temperatures.

Algid is not related to the Greek term algesi-, etc., "pain, sense of pain; painful; hurting".

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A type of falciparum malaria with gastrointestinal manifestations predominating: Algid malaria is characterized by cold, clammy skin, and hypotension.

Falciparum malaria is characterized by paroxysms of fever occurring at irregular intervals and often by the localization of the organism in a specific organ, causing capillary blockage in the brain, lungs, intestinal mucosa, spleen, and kidneys.

A phase of collapes occurring in cholera, falciparum malaria, and other diseases marked by extensive intestinal discharges: The algid stage is characterized by subnormal temperature, feeble flickering pulse, hypotension, and various neurologic symptoms.