frosted

[ fraw-stid, fros-tid ]

adjective

1. covered with or having frost.
2. made frostlike in appearance, as certain translucent glass:

   a frosted window; a frosted light bulb.

3. coated or decorated with frosting or icing, as a cake.
4. (of hair) highlighted, especially by bleaching selected strands.
5. made with ice cream:

   frosted malted.

6. quick-frozen.

noun

1. a thick beverage, usually made with milk, flavoring syrup, and ice cream whipped together.

frosted

/ ˈfrɒstɪd /

adjective

1. covered or injured by frost
2. covered with icing, as a cake
3. (of glass, etc) having a surface roughened, as if covered with frost, to prevent clear vision through it

Other Words From

• non·frosted adjective
• un·frosted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of frosted¹

First recorded in 1635–45; frost + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The options of yesteryear often used fluorescent bulbs beneath a frosted glass cover.

From Popular-Science

Its new desktop environment makes heavy use of translucent window dressing with rounded corners, an effect that brings to mind panes of frosted glass.

From Ars Technica

Follow its frosted trail back a few decades and you’ll find a family recipe lovingly tweaked to perfection by Nick Frei, co-owner of Dutchman’s Market with his wife, Liisa.

From Eater

As we face the heart of winter, the posters on display are framed by frosted windows.

From Washington Post

Snow-frosted Tidal Basin scenes from Sunday morningAs for storm timing, we accurately predicted the pause in the snow that occurred Sunday night before the storm’s second phase, which we knew would be the most challenging to get right.

From Washington Post

Civilians left flowers as well as a tiny frosted Christmas tree that had two red ornaments.

From The Daily Beast

The images include a Firestone tire, a frosted cake, a nuclear cloud, and a little girl beneath a hair dryer.

From The Daily Beast

When I got home I would eat Toaster Strudels and ice cream and Frosted Flakes in bed.

From The Daily Beast

From outside, and through the frosted windows of the lodge, I thought I heard rumbles and bright flashes.

From The Daily Beast

So every bottle of rowanberry schnaps you see began with thousands of hand-harvest, just-frosted rowanberries.

From The Daily Beast

Then he got out of the car, walked to the office which was partitioned off from the rest of the floor by means of frosted glass.

From Project Gutenberg

But the ray had shone upon the frosted glass long enough to enable Kerry to read the words painted there in square black letters.

From Project Gutenberg

It requires only a short time of rubbing to produce a beautiful frosted surface on the glass.

From Project Gutenberg

The metal is annealed and polished with fine emery cloth, which is given a circular motion to produce a frosted effect.

From Project Gutenberg

She disengaged her arm and declined tea and little frosted cakes.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• chilled
• frigid
• ice-cold
• iced
• icy