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beauty and the beast

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
beau-ty and the beast
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Two individuals, usually but not necessarily romantically involved, one of whom is considerably more attractive than the other.

noun

An aesthetic in heavy metal, etc. that contrasts "angelic" female vocals with (usually male, but sometimes also female as in Spiritbox, Faetooth, etc.) growls or aggressive singing.

Etymology

From the traditional fairy tale. See Beauty and the Beast at Wikipedia.

Questions

What does beauty and the beast mean?
Two individuals, usually but not necessarily romantically involved, one of whom is considerably more attractive than the other.
Where does beauty and the beast come from?
From the traditional fairy tale. See Beauty and the Beast at Wikipedia.

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