Brute

Meaning

Adj

●

In People:

Without

reason

intelligence

(of animals).

●

Characteristic of

;

(of humans).

●

Unconnected with

;

, senseless.

●

Crude, unpolished.

●

In People:

Strong,

blunt

, and spontaneous.

●

Brutal;

;

;

;

; pitiless.

Noun

●

In People:

animal

seen as being without human

reason

; a

senseless

beast.

●

A person with the

of an

; a

person.

●

In Film & Television:

kind of

powerful

spotlight.

●

In British English, Universities & People:

One who has

not yet

matriculated.

Verb

●

shape

(diamonds) by

grinding

them against each other.

●

In People:

Obsolete

spelling

of bruit

Sourced from

Wiktionary

Origin

brute

English

brut

Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)

brutus

Latin

Sourced from

Etym

Rhymes

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Brute

Meaning

Adj

Noun

Verb

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Rhymes