frankenstein
/ˈfɹæŋ.kən.staɪn/
frankenstein noun: a stretch in which one walks forward with their arms extended while kicking their legs forward to touch their hands. Also the alternative letter-case form of Frankenstein.
Noun (1)
frankenstein (plural frankensteins)
Verb (1)
frankenstein (third-person singular simple present frankensteins, present participle frankensteining, simple past and past participle frankensteined)
Proper noun capitalized: Frankenstein
Frankenstein (countable and uncountable, plural Frankensteins)
- Various small towns in Germany.
- Former name of Ząbkowice Śląskie: a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.
- 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.1998, Akira Kudō, chapter 5, in J.A.A. Stockwin, editor, Japanese-German Business Relations: Co-operation and Rivalry in the Interwar Period, London: Routledge, published 2001, →ISBN, page 90
- A surname from German.
- Victor Frankenstein, a fictional character and the main protagonist and title character in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.
- Synonyms:
- Franky//Frankie, Doctor Frankenstein//Dr Frankenstein
- 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.
- 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.1963, Sam Cooke, “Another Saturday Night”, in Ain't That Good News
- Now, another fella told me he had a sister who looked just fine
Noun (2) capitalized: Frankenstein
Frankenstein (plural Frankensteins)
- 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.
- "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."1961, Roald Dahl, James and the Giant Peach
- Synonyms:
- Frankenstein's monster//Frankenstein monster//frankenstein monster, Frankensteinian monster//frankensteinian monster, franky//frankie, monster
- Synonym of mad scientist.
- Synonyms:
- Dr Frankenstein//Dr. Frankenstein//Doctor Frankenstein, frankenstein doctor//Frankenstein doctor, frankensteinian doctor//Frankensteinian doctor, mad scientist
Verb (2) capitalized: Frankenstein
Frankenstein (third-person singular simple present Frankensteins, present participle Frankensteining, simple past and past participle Frankensteined)
- To combine two or more similar elements into a consistent entity, or a cohesive idea.
- 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.2005, Neal Pollack, Chicago Noir
Also used as
frankenstein is also the alternative letter-case form of Frankenstein.
frankenstein meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
frankenstein in Hindi
- फ्रेंकस्टीन, फ्रैंकनस्टीन, फ्रेंकनस्टीन
frankenstein in Tamil
- ஃப்ரான்கென்ஸ்டைன், ஃபிராங்கன்ஸ்டைன், ஃப்ரான்கென்ஸ்டீன்
frankenstein in Marathi
- फ्रँकेन्स्टाईन, फ्रॅंकेन्स्टाईन, फ्रेंकस्टीन
frankenstein in Urdu
- فرینکنسٹائن, فرانکنسٹائن, فرینکنسٹین
More languagesFewer languages
- frankenstein in Bengali
- ফ্রাঙ্কেনস্টাইন, ফ্রাঙ্কেনস্টেইন, ফ্রাঙ্কেনস্টাইনের প্রতি
- frankenstein in Telugu
- ఫ్రాంకెన్స్టైయిన్, ఫ్రాంకెన్స్టెయిన్, ఫ్రాంకెన్స్టైన్
- frankenstein in Malayalam
- ഫ്രാങ്കൻസ്റ്റൈൻ, ഫ്രാങ്കൻസ്റ്റീൻ, ഫ്രാങ്കൻസ്റ്റെയ്ൻ
- frankenstein in Kannada
- ಫ್ರಾಂಕೆನ್ಸ್ಟೈನ್, ಫ್ರಾಂಕೆನ್ಸ್ಟೀನ್, ಫ್ರಾಂಕೆನ್ಸ್ಟೈಯಿನ್
- frankenstein in Punjabi
- ਫ੍ਰੈਂਕਨਸਟਾਈਨ, ਫਰੈਂਕਨਸਟਾਈਨ, ਫ੍ਰੈਂਕਨਸਟੀਨ
- frankenstein in Gujarati
- ફ્રેન્કેસ્ટાઇન, ફ્રેન્કેસ્ટીન, ફ્રાન્કેનસ્ટીન
- frankenstein in Odia
- ଫ୍ରାଙ୍କେନଷ୍ଟାଇନ୍, ଫ୍ରାଙ୍କେନଷ୍ଟାଇନ, ଫ୍ରାଙ୍କେନ୍ଷ୍ଟାଇନ୍
- frankenstein in Nepali
- फ्रान्केनस्टाइन, फ्रान्केस्टाइन, फ्रान्केनस्टीन
Synonyms of frankenstein
- Franky//Frankie
- Doctor Frankenstein//Dr Frankenstein
- Frankenstein's monster//Frankenstein monster//frankenstein monster
- Frankensteinian monster//frankensteinian monster
- monster
- Dr Frankenstein//Dr. Frankenstein//Doctor Frankenstein
- frankenstein doctor//Frankenstein doctor
- frankensteinian doctor//Frankensteinian doctor
- mad scientist
Forms of frankenstein
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | frankensteins |
| plural | Frankensteins |
| alternative form | frankenstein |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | frankensteins |
| present participle | frankensteining |
| past participle | frankensteined |
| past | frankensteined |
| third-person singular present | Frankensteins |
| present participle | Frankensteining |
| past participle | Frankensteined |
| past | Frankensteined |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Frankensteins |
Origin of frankenstein
From German Frankenstein, various places named for Franken (“Franks, Frankish”) + Stein (“stone”). The use of referencing mad scientists derives from Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus, where Victor Frankenstein assembles a man from pieces of various corpses and brings him to life with electricity. Use of the reference to the monster itself is an ellipsis of the earlier Frankenstein's monster, with the monster's usual modern appearance derived from Boris Karloff's performance in the 1931 film Frankenstein.
Words formed from frankenstein
Phrases with frankenstein
Words that rhyme with frankenstein
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- design
- divine
- combine
- pine
- spline
- swine
- consign
- nine
- refine
- vine
- whine
- benign
- chine
- in line
- intertwine
- recline
- resign
- rine
- undermine
- wine
- affine
- anodyne
- dine
- gold mine
- incline
- malign
- opine
- outshine
- propine
- red line
- shrine
- syne
- tine
- trunk line
- tyne
- atrine
- berine
- bine
- brine
- cline
- confine
- disentwine
- einstein
- equine
- offline
- quine
- repine
- rhine
Questions about frankenstein
- What does frankenstein mean?
- Frankenstein means a stretch in which one walks forward with their arms extended while kicking their legs forward to touch their hands.
- What is frankenstein in Hindi?
- Frankenstein in Hindi is फ्रेंकस्टीन, फ्रैंकनस्टीन, फ्रेंकनस्टीन. See Frankenstein meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is frankenstein?
- Frankenstein can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce frankenstein?
- Frankenstein is pronounced /ˈfɹæŋ.kən.staɪn/.
- What is the plural of frankenstein?
- The plural of frankenstein is frankensteins.
Words near frankenstein in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: frankenstein (page history and authors); Frankenstein (page history and authors); frankenstein (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); frankenstein (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); frankenstein (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); frankenstein (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); frankenstein (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); frankenstein (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); frankenstein (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); frankenstein (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); frankenstein (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); frankenstein (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); frankenstein (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); frankenstein (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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