brute

1
[ broot ]
/ brut /

noun

adjective

Origin of brute

1
1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin brūtus heavy, devoid of feeling, irrational

synonym study for brute

1. See animal.

OTHER WORDS FROM brute

brute·like, adjective brute·ly, adverb brute·ness, noun

Definition for brute (2 of 3)

brute 2
[ broot ]
/ brut /

verb (used with object), brut·ed, brut·ing.

to shape (a diamond) by rubbing with another diamond or a diamond chip.

Origin of brute

2
back formation from bruting a rough hewing (of a diamond), partial translation of French brutage literally, a roughing, equivalent to brut rough, raw (see brute1) + -age -age

Definition for brute (3 of 3)

et tu, Brute
[ et too broo-tey ]
/ ɛt ˈtu ˈbru teɪ /

Latin.

and thou, Brutus!: alleged dying words of Julius Caesar uttered as his friend Brutus stabbed him.

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British Dictionary definitions for brute

brute
/ (bruːt) /

noun

  1. any animal except man; beast; lower animal
  2. (as modifier)brute nature
a brutal person

adjective (prenominal)

wholly instinctive or physical (esp in the phrases brute strength, brute force)
without reason or intelligence
coarse and grossly sensual

Word Origin for brute

C15: from Latin brūtus heavy, irrational; related to gravis heavy