barbarian
[ bahr-bair-ee-uhn ]
/ bɑrˈbɛər i ən /
noun
adjective
uncivilized; crude; savage.
foreign; alien.
SYNONYMS FOR barbarian
synonym study for barbarian
6.
Barbarian,
barbaric,
barbarous pertain to uncivilized people.
Barbarian is the general word for anything uncivilized:
a barbarian tribe.
Barbaric has both unfavorable and mildly favorable connotations, implying crudeness of taste or practice, or conveying an idea of rude magnificence and splendor:
barbaric noise.
Barbarous emphasizes the inhumanity and cruelty of barbarian life:
barbarous customs.
OTHER WORDS FROM barbarian
bar·bar·i·an·ism, noun half-bar·bar·i·an, adjective non·bar·bar·i·an, adjective, nounWords nearby barbarian
barbados aloe,
barbados earth,
barbados gooseberry,
barbados pride,
barbara,
barbarian,
barbarianize,
barbaric,
barbarism,
barbarity,
barbarize
Example sentences from the Web for barbarian
British Dictionary definitions for barbarian
barbarian
/ (bɑːˈbɛərɪən) /
noun
a member of a primitive or uncivilized people
a coarse, insensitive, or uncultured person
a vicious person
adjective
of an uncivilized culture
insensitive, uncultured, or brutal
Derived forms of barbarian
barbarianism, nounWord Origin for barbarian
C16: see
barbarous