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/ brut / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a nonhuman creature; beast.
a brutal, insensitive, or crude person.
the animal qualities, desires, etc., of humankind: Father felt that rough games brought out the brute in us.
SEE MORE SEE LESS adjective animal; not human.
not characterized by intelligence or reason; irrational.
characteristic of animals; of brutal character or quality.
savage; cruel: brute force.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of brute 1 1375–1425; late Middle English <Middle French <Latin brūtus heavy, devoid of feeling, irrational
synonym study for brute 1 . See animal.
OTHER WORDS FROM brute brutelike, adjective brutely, adverb bruteness, noun Words nearby brute brut, brutal, brutalism, brutality, brutalize, brute , brute force, brute-force attack, brutify, brutish, Brutus
Definition for brute (2 of 2) [ broot ] SHOW IPA
/ brut / PHONETIC RESPELLING
verb (used with object), brut·ed, brut·ing. to shape (a diamond) by rubbing with another diamond or a diamond chip.
Origin of brute 2 back formation from bruting a rough hewing (of a diamond), partial translation of French brutage literally, a roughing, equivalent to brut rough, raw (see brute1 ) + -age -age
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He in particular seemed fond of inquiring into the language of the brute creation.
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The very drunk have the intuition sometimes of savages or brute beasts.
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British Dictionary definitions for brute noun any animal except man; beast; lower animal (as modifier ) brute nature a brutal person
adjective (prenominal) wholly instinctive or physical (esp in the phrases brute strength, brute force )
without reason or intelligence
coarse and grossly sensual
Word Origin for brute C15: from Latin brūtus heavy, irrational; related to gravis heavy
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