frankenstein
/ˈfɹæŋ.kən.staɪn/
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English
Meaning
name
Former name of Ząbkowice Śląskie: a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.
Countable; Uncountable
name
Victor Frankenstein, a fictional character and the main protagonist and title character in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.
Countable; Uncountable
name
The unnamed monster created by Victor Frankenstein: a fictional character who first appeared in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus as the main antagonist.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A monster composed of body parts from various corpses attached and brought back to life by a mad scientist, typically strong, unable to speak clearly, and misunderstood.
noun
Synonym of mad scientist.
Example Sentences
- "In the same year, a kiln of the same size was built in Frankenstein in the Silesian region, but the purpose of this kiln was to treat low-grade nickel ore, and it had a capacity for treating 80,000 tons a year."
- "Now, another fella told me he had a sister who looked just fine Instead of being my deliverance, she had a strange resemblance To a cat named Frankenstein."
- ""Such loveliness as I possess can only truly shine In Hollywood!" Aunt Sponge declared. "Oh, wouldn't that be fine! I'd capture all the nations' hearts! They'd give me all the leading parts! The stars would all resign!" "I think you'd make," Aunt Spiker said, "a lovely Frankenstein.""
- "In the middle of the Formica-topped table, on the other side of Kimball's oatmeal but still at arm's length, was an approximation of a laptop Kimball had Frankensteined from computers so obsolete that cash-strapped schools wouldn't even accept them as donations."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Frankenstein
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.