Brute Definition

bro͝ot
brutes
noun
brutes
An animal.
Webster's New World
A person who is brutal or very stupid, gross, sensual, etc.
Webster's New World

(archaic, slang, UK, Cambridge University) One who has not yet matriculated.

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adjective
Lacking the ability to reason.
A brute beast.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to animals other than humans.
American Heritage
Characteristic of a brute, especially:
American Heritage
Having no consciousness or feelings; insensate.
The brute force of nature.
Webster's New World
Coarse; brutish.
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verb

Obsolete spelling of bruit.

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Other Word Forms of Brute

Noun

Singular:
brute
Plural:
brutes

Origin of Brute

  • From Middle French brut, from Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid, insensible”), an Oscan loanword, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us. Cognate with Ancient Greek βαρύς (barus), Persian گران (gerân) and Sanskrit गुरु (gurú).

    From Wiktionary

  • From Middle English nonhuman from Old French brut from Latin brūtus stupid gwerə-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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