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frigidity vs pressor

pressor vs frigidity

frigidity and pressor both are nouns.

frigidity is not an adjective while pressor is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
frigidity Yes No No No
pressor Yes Yes No No
As nouns, pressor is a hypernym of frigidity; that is, pressor is a word with a broader meaning than frigidity:
  • frigidity: the absence of heat
  • pressor: any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure
Other hypernyms of frigidity include vasoconstrictive, vasoconstrictor, temperature.
frigidity (noun) pressor (noun)
a lack of affection or enthusiasm any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure
sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women) and inability to achieve orgasm during intercourse
the absence of heat
frigidity (adjective) pressor (adjective)
increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure
Difference between frigidity and pressor

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