Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unbeast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-beast
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something which might be mistaken for, but which is not, a beast.

verb

To get rid of the beastly form or nature of.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"That was no beast, said Irc scornfully into his mind. That was an unbeast. Twisty and nasty. Keep your eye out for more, Hem said."
"We don't deserve the epitaph of "Beasts," for the natural beasts learned a long time ago what harmony in their ecosystems was. We are the plastic unbeasts called men. We kill our own flesh for spiritual reasons cloaked in patriotism. Were has our own animal gone? Are we so intellectually trapped that only didactic philosophies are left?"

Etymology

From un- (“not”) + beast.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

unbeasts (plural) unbeasts (present, singular) unbeasting (participle, present) unbeasted (participle, past) unbeasted (past)

Questions

What does unbeast mean?: Something which might be mistaken for, but which is not, a beast.
Where does unbeast come from?: From un- (“not”) + beast.

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