frozenness
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8.3
- noun
- /ˈfroʊzənəs/
- Formal
- 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
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5.3
Officially stop an activity, for example the use of money or assets
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8.2
A situation with little change because two sides balance each other
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8.1
Not moving or changing for a time
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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
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7.8
Being firmly held in place so it does not move or change
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8.4
When something stays in the same place and does not change over time
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8.6
The quality of staying the same over time
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9.9
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
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8.3
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7.8
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3.1
127
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.