brute

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: bro͞ot, IPA(key): /bɹuːt/ (General American) IPA(key): /bɹut/ Rhymes: -uːt === Etymology 1 === From Middle French brut, from Old French brut, from Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid, insensible”), an Oscan loanword, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”). Cognate with Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús), Persian گران (gerân) and Sanskrit गुरु (gurú) (English guru). ==== Adjective ==== brute (comparative more brute, superlative most brute) Without reason or intelligence (of animals). [from 15th c.] Characteristic of unthinking animals; senseless, unreasoning (of humans). [from 16th c.] Unconnected with intelligence or thought; purely material, senseless. [from 16th c.] Crude, unpolished. [from 17th c.] Strong, blunt, and spontaneous; being purely physical in nature. Brutal; cruel; fierce; ferocious; savage; pitiless, without intelligence or reason. ===== Derived terms ===== brute fact brute strength ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== brute (plural brutes) (archaic) An animal seen as being without human reason; a senseless beast. [from 17th c.] A person with the characteristics of an unthinking animal; a coarse or brutal person, particularly one who is dim-witted. [from 17th c.] (film, television) A kind of powerful spotlight. (archaic, UK, Cambridge University slang) One who has not yet matriculated. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== brute (third-person singular simple present brutes, present participle bruting, simple past and past participle bruted) (transitive) To shape (diamonds) by grinding them against each other. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== brute (third-person singular simple present brutes, present participle bruting, simple past and past participle bruted) Obsolete spelling of bruit. === Anagrams === Tuber, buret, tuber, Ubert, rebut == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === brute inflection of bruut: masculine/feminine singular attributive definite neuter singular attributive plural attributive == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʁyt/ === Adjective === brute f sg feminine singular of brut === Noun === brute f (plural brutes) brute (animal lacking in reason, intelligence and sensibility) person without reason, person devoid of reason bully (one who imposes his will on others using violence) ==== Related terms ==== brutal === Further reading === “brute”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === buter, rebut, tuber == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbru.te/ Rhymes: -ute Hyphenation: brù‧te === Adjective === brute feminine plural of bruto === Anagrams === turbe == Latin == === Adjective === brūte vocative masculine singular of brūtus