Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fabulous invalid

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables: fab-u-lous in-valid
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The theater as a declining artform; stage productions generally.

Example Sentences

"It hopes others will join in the financial medication of the fabulous invalid."
"Here, he continues to trace the long decline of the 'fabulous invalid' through the season of 1991-92 — a season overshadowed by the death of Joe Papp, […]"

Etymology

In reference to The Fabulous Invalid, a 1938 stage play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart that follows the oscillating fortunes of a fictitious Broadway theater between 1900 and 1930.

Inflected Forms

the fabulous invalid (canonical)

Questions

What does fabulous invalid mean?: The theater as a declining artform; stage productions generally.
Where does fabulous invalid come from?: In reference to The Fabulous Invalid, a 1938 stage play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart that follows the oscillating fortunes of a fictitious Broadway theater between 1900 and 1930.

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