brute

[ broot ]

/ brut /

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noun

a nonhuman creature; beast.

a brutal, insensitive, or crude person.

the animal qualities, desires, etc., of humankind: Father felt that rough games brought out the brute in us.

adjective

animal; not human.

not characterized by intelligence or reason; irrational.

characteristic of animals; of brutal character or quality.

savage; cruel: brute force.

carnal; sensual.

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a false belief or opinion.

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Origin of brute

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

brutelike, adjectivebrutely, adverbbruteness, noun

Definition for brute (2 of 2)

brute²

[ 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

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

Example sentences from the Web for brute

One way to do this was through brute force coding — searching for the one number less than 215,940 that had a remainder of 19 when divided by 61, 32 when divided by 60 and 1 when divided by 59.
Can You Make An Unfair Coin Fair?|Zach Wissner-Gross|November 6, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Labs like OpenAI seem to stand by this approach, building bigger and bigger machine-learning models that might achieve AGI by brute force.
Artificial general intelligence: Are we close, and does it even make sense to try?|Will Heaven|October 15, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Today, they are increasingly treated via fecal transplant — a brute-force attempt to replace an unhealthy microbiome with a healthy one.
A Physicist’s Approach to Biology Brings Ecological Insights|Gabriel Popkin|October 13, 2020|Quanta Magazine
It offers the brute force you need somedays to anchor your focus to what’s more important.
Top 15 Chrome extensions for social media marketers|Bhavik Soni|September 23, 2020|Search Engine Watch

It’s not like Instagram, where you have to buy your way in with brute force.
Unpacking the TikTok algorithm: Three reasons why it’s the most addictive social network|Brian Freeman|September 11, 2020|Search Engine Watch
Stones of fancy shape, such as square, or cushion shape, have to be formed in part by hand rubbing or "bruting" as it is called.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public|Frank Bertram Wade

British Dictionary definitions for brute

brute

/ (bruːt) /

noun

any animal except man; beast; lower animal
(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

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

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

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