frozen
- adjective
- /ˈfroʊzən/
:
frío
- He faced her with a frozen glare, making it clear that he felt disdain.
Examples
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Enchantment of this sort is beautiful, but frozen, sterile, and deadly.
Academic text (1995) -
They don't give you this scary frozen face look.
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Her frozen expression revealed that she was unhappy with the decision.
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Despite the cheerful atmosphere, she maintained a frozen demeanor throughout the event.
Synonyms
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4.4
Unfriendly and distant in feeling or action
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3.3
Cold and unfriendly in tone or manner
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3.5
Not friendly or warm toward other people
9
3.6
Unfriendly and showing little warmth towards other people
8
5.2
Not friendly or warm in how someone acts
7
6.5
Showing no feeling or sympathy
4
7.5
Very cold and unfriendly in the way someone behaves or looks
4
7.2
Not showing any feeling or kindness to others
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5.1
Not friendly and showing little warmth toward others
1
4.1
Very cold with no warmth left
Very low in temperature and clearly unfriendly
Showing no warmth or feeling
Acting kind but not showing real care
Does not feel or show care for other people
Very formal and cold in a way that makes people feel unwelcome
Antonyms
Compounds
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2.0
A cold, soft sweet dessert like ice cream made from milk with a slightly sour taste
1
1.1
A frozen concentrate of orange juice that you mix with water before drinking
A cold dessert made from custard, nuts, and sometimes a little alcohol, served frozen
How Warm
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Frozen can describe a cold, unfriendly manner and comes from the idea of being as cold as ice, so a frozen smile feels 'cold' and shows no warmth.