frozenness
- noun
- /ˈfroʊzənəs/
- Formal
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- Many criticized the frozenness of government policies during the economic crisis.
Examples
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The frozenness of the market made it difficult for new businesses to enter.
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The frozenness in negotiations led to a long period without any progress.
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The policy's frozenness has hindered any potential progress.
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Many criticized the frozenness of the regulations.
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Many criticized the frozenness of government policies during the economic crisis.
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The frozenness of the market made it difficult for new businesses to enter.
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The frozenness in negotiations led to a long period without any progress.
Synonyms
154
5.3
Officially stop an activity, for example the use of money or assets
12
8.1
Not moving or changing for a time
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8.2
A situation with little change because two sides balance each other
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6.0
A time when work or activity stops for a long time
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8.6
A state in which something does not move or change
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6.5
Still water that does not move in pipes or lakes, causing poor quality
Being firmly held in place so it does not move or change
The quality of staying the same over time
When something stays in the same place and does not change over time
Not changed over time and looking old-fashioned, as if frozen in time
Antonyms
How Fixed
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8.5
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7.0
- Formal
363
3.1
153
3.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Frozenness comes from freeze, which started with the idea 'become ice' and then was used to mean 'stop moving' or 'be fixed'. So when a market or a rule is kept from changing, we call that situation frozenness because nothing can move or change.