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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024brute /brut/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- an animal;
beast:It has been said that we humans are somewhere between angels and brutes. - a savage, insensitive, or crude person:She thought he was just a big brute.
- [singular] the animal qualities, desires, etc., of humans: to bring out the brute in someone.
adj. [before a noun] - like an animal, as in strength or cruelty:brute force.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024brute1 (bro̅o̅t),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
adj. - animal;
not human. - not characterized by intelligence or reason;
irrational. - characteristic of animals;
of brutal character or quality. - savage;
cruel:brute force. - carnal;
sensual.
- Latin brūtus heavy, devoid of feeling, irrational
- Middle French
- late Middle English 1375–1425
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See animal.
brute2 (bro̅o̅t),USA pronunciation v.t., brut•ed, brut•ing. - Jewelryto shape (a diamond) by rubbing with another diamond or a diamond chip.
- 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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