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frozen

  • adjective
  • /ˈfɹəʊzən/

Having undergone the process of freezing; in ice form.

Example

“The mammoth has been frozen for ten thousand years.”

Other meanings

  1. Of an account or assets, in a state such that transactions are not allowed.

  2. Retaining an older, obsolete syntax of an earlier version of a language, which now operates only on a specific word or phrase.

    “"Dice" is a frozen plural.”

Related words

  • cryofrozen
  • deep-frozen
  • enfrozen
  • frogurt
  • frozen binomial
  • frozen cow juice
  • frozen custard
  • frozen daiquiri
  • frozen dinner
  • frozen food
  • frozenly
  • frozenness

Word history

From Middle English "fresen".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “frozen” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.