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noun
1.
a nonhuman creature; beast.
2.
a brutal, insensitive, or crude person.
3.
the animal qualities, desires, etc., of humankind: Father felt that rough games brought out the brute in us.
adjective
4.
animal; not human.
5.
not characterized by intelligence or reason; irrational.
6.
characteristic of animals; of brutal character or quality.
7.
savage; cruel: brute force.
8.
carnal; sensual.
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Brutes
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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin brūtus heavy, devoid of feeling, irrational
1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin brūtus heavy, devoid of feeling, irrational
Related forms
brute·like, adjective
brute·ly, adverb
brute·ness, noun
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verb (used with object), brut·ed, brut·ing.
to shape (a diamond) by rubbing with another diamond or a diamond chip.
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Word Origin & History
brute
early 15c., "of or belonging to animals," from M.Fr. brut "coarse, brutal, raw, crude," from L. brutus "heavy, dull, stupid," an Oscan word, from PIE base *gwer- "heavy" (see grave (adj.)). Before reaching English the meaning expanded to "of the lower animals." Used of human
EXPANDbeings from 1530s. The noun is from 1610s.
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