brawn

/brɔ:n/

Thân thiện

Definition

Noun 1. Muscular strength; physical power: Refers to well-developed, strong muscles and the physical power they provide, often implying a contrast with intellectual ability or finesse. 2. (British English) A type of food: A jellied loaf or cold cut made from the meat, especially the head, of a pig or calf.

Usage and Examples

• Noun (Muscular Strength):
  • In this job, you need more brawn than brains.
  • The task required sheer brawn to move the heavy boulder.
  • He relied on his brawn to win the wrestling match.
• Noun (British Food):
  • For lunch, he had a sandwich with brawn and pickles.
  • Traditional brawn is made by boiling a pig's head until the meat falls off the bone.

Advanced Usage and Notes

• The term is often used in the phrase "brawn over brains" or "brawn vs. brains" to highlight a reliance on or preference for physical strength over intelligence or strategy.
• In a figurative sense, it can describe the raw, powerful, or forceful element of something, as opposed to its delicate or sophisticated aspects.

Variants and Related Words

• Brawny (adjective): Having large, strong muscles; muscular.
  • The brawny blacksmith lifted the anvil with ease.

Synonyms

• (For muscular strength): Muscularity, muscle, might, power, strength, robustness.
• (For the food): Head cheese (American English), potted meat.

Antonyms

• (For muscular strength): Weakness, frailty, delicacy, puniness.

Học thuật

Noun

1. possessing muscular strength

Từ đồng nghĩa

• brawniness
• muscle
• muscularity
• sinew
• heftiness