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Also Inflected form of freeze

frozen

fro·zen

UK/ˈfɹəʊzən/ US/ˈfɹoʊzən/ common

adjective

1.

turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold

  • “the frozen North”
  • “frozen pipes”
  • “children skating on a frozen brook”
2.

absolutely still

  • “frozen with horror”
  • “they stood rooted in astonishment”
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3.

devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain

  • “a frigid greeting”
  • “got a frosty reception”
  • “a frozen look on their faces”
  • “a glacial handshake”
  • “icy stare”
  • “wintry smile”
4.

not thawed

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5.

used of foods; preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value

  • “frozen foods”
6.

not convertible to cash

  • “frozen assets”
7.

incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices"

  • “living on fixed incomes”
Synonyms

Origin

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.

Phrases

  • frozen binomial
  • frozen cow juice
  • frozen custard
  • frozen daiquiri
  • frozen dinner
  • frozen food
  • frozen peaches
  • frozen robot syndrome

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See also

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