Search results
- DictionaryBrute/bro͞ot/
noun
- 1. a savagely violent person or animal: "he was a cold-blooded brute"
- 2. an animal as opposed to a human being: "we, unlike dumb brutes, can reflect upon our impulses"
adjective
- 1. characterized by an absence of reasoning or intelligence: "a brute struggle for social superiority"
People also ask
What is a brute noun?
What does a brute animal mean?
What is a brute of an exam paper?
What is the difference between a brute and a human?
a person who is offensive and rude, and often violent: Historians have portrayed him as a brute who won only because of superior troop strength. A brute is also a large, strong animal. If something is done with brute force, it is done with a great amount of force: They had to use brute force to knock down the door.
If you call someone a brute, you mean that they are rough, violent, and insensitive.
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.
brute (of something) a thing which is difficult and unpleasant. That was a brute of an exam paper. Word Origin. See brute in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: brute. Definition of brute_1 noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
The meaning of BRUTE is of or relating to beasts. How to use brute in a sentence.
a thing which is awkward and unpleasant. See brute in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: brute. Definition of brute noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adj. 1. Of or relating to animals other than humans: "None of the brute creation requires more than food and shelter" (Henry David Thoreau). 2. Characteristic of a brute, especially: a. Entirely physical: brute force. b. Lacking or showing a lack of reason or intelligence: a brute impulse. c. Savage; cruel: brute coercion. d.
