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   brute

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   noun

   • 1. a savagely violent person or animal: "he was a cold-blooded brute" Similar savagebeastmonsteranimalsadistbarbariandevildemonfiendogrethugloutbooroafruffianyahoorowdybully boyinformal:pigradgederogatory:bastarddogdirty doginformal, derogatory:swine
   • ▪ a cruel or insensitive person: informal "what an unfeeling little brute you are"
   • ▪ something awkward, difficult, or unpleasant: "a great brute of a machine"
   • 2. an animal as opposed to a human being: "we, unlike dumb brutes, can reflect upon our impulses" Similar animalbeastwild animalwild beastcreatureinformal:critter

   adjective

   • 1. characterized by an absence of reasoning or intelligence: "a brute struggle for social superiority"
   • ▪ merely physical: "we achieve little by brute force"
   • ▪ fundamental, inescapable, and unpleasant: "the brute necessities of basic subsistence"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French brut(e), from Latin brutus ‘dull, stupid’.

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   What is a brute person?

   • A brute is a person who is as ferocious as a wild animal. A violent, savage person can be described as a brute, and so can a wild animal. Someone who's less monstrous but is still unpleasant can also be a brute, and it can be used as an adjective to mean, basically, "brutal."

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   What does the term 'brute animal' mean?

   • n. 1. A animal other than a human is referred to as a brute. 2. A person who is brutal, crude, or insensitive is also called a brute. 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.

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   What does brute mean in English?

   • The word ‘brute’ in English means savage, senseless violence or sheer strength. It originated from the Latin word 'brutus', which meant heavy, stupid, and unreasoning. The original meaning survives more in this cliché than in the modern English noun ‘brute’.

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   What is the difference between a brute and a human?

   • an animal, as opposed to a human being We, unlike dumb brutes, can reflect on our experiences. brute (of something) a thing which is difficult and unpleasant That was a brute of an exam paper. Definition of brute noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   What is the meaning of brute force?

   • Brute force (1736) means "irrational, purely material". The term brute remains nearest to the distinguishing difference between man and beast, implying "irrationality". Brutish is especially uncultured, stupid, or groveling, while brutal implies "cruelty or lack of feeling". [Century Dictionary] also from early 15c. brute (n.)

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   What are the characteristics of a brute?

   • A brute is characteristic of something that is entirely physical (brute force). It can also refer to something or someone that is lacking or showing a lack of reason or intelligence (a brute impulse), savage or cruel (brute coercion), or unremittingly severe (was driven to steal food through brute necessity). The term can also be used to describe something that is coarse or brutish.

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   A brute is a person who is as ferocious as a wild animal. A violent, savage person can be described as a brute, and so can a wild animal. Someone who's less monstrous but is still unpleasant can also be a brute, and it can be used as an adjective to mean, basically, "brutal."

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