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Definition of Frankenstein
1. Noun. An agency that escapes control and destroys its creator.
Generic synonyms: Agency
2. Noun. The monster created by Frankenstein in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (the creator's name is commonly used to refer to his creation).
Exact synonyms: Frankenstein's Monster
Generic synonyms: Character, Fictional Character, Fictitious Character
Generic synonyms: Character, Fictional Character, Fictitious Character
3. Noun. The fictional Swiss scientist who was the protagonist in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; he created a monster from parts of corpses.
Definition of Frankenstein
1. Proper noun. A novel by Mary Shelley. ¹
2. Proper noun. The creator of Frankenstein's monster in Mary Shelley's novel ''Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus''. ¹
3. Proper noun. Frankenstein's monster itself. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com