English Explanatory Dictionary

frozen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having undergone the process of freezing; in ice form.
  2. Immobilized.
  3. Of an account or assets, in a state such that transactions are not allowed.
  4. Retaining an older, obsolete syntax of an earlier version of a language, which now operates only on a specific word or phrase.
verb
  1. past participle of freeze

Pronunciation

/ˈfɹəʊzn̩/ /ˈfɹoʊzn̩/ en-us-frozen.ogg

Word forms

frozen more frozen most frozen

Etymology

From Middle English frozen, frosen, ifrozen, variant of froren, ifroren ("frozen"; > see frorn), past participle of Middle English fresen, freosen (“to freeze”). By surface analysis, freeze + -n.

Derived words

cryofrozen deep-frozen enfrozen frogurt frosé frozen binomial frozen cow juice frozen custard frozen daiquiri frozen dinner frozen food frozenly frozenness frozen peaches frozen robot syndrome frozen rope frozen shoulder frozen star frozen stiff frozen tail frozen vacherin frozen yoghurt frozen yogurt nonfrozen permafrozen quick-frozen semifrozen unfrozen
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