brute

/bru:t/
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brute

A man uses brute force to push a heavy crate across the floor.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A living organism characterized by voluntary movement: This sense refers to any animal, especially one that is not human, emphasizing its physical and instinctual nature.
    • A cruelly rapacious person: This sense describes a person who is extremely cruel, violent, and governed by base instincts, lacking human sensibility or morality.

  2. Adjective:

    • Resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility: Describes actions, forces, or qualities that are purely physical, instinctual, and devoid of reason, intelligence, or finer human feelings.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • The hunter tracked the brute through the forest. (Here, 'brute' refers to a large, wild animal.)
    • He was nothing but a brute who took what he wanted by force. (Here, 'brute' refers to a cruel, violent person.)

  • Adjective:

    • They overcame the barrier through brute force alone. (Here, 'brute' describes force that is raw, unthinking, and physical.)
    • His reaction was one of brute instinct, not careful thought. (Here, 'brute' describes an instinct that is animalistic and unreasoned.)
Advanced Usage

  • "the brute": Used to refer to the animalistic, physical aspect of human nature in contrast to the intellectual or spiritual.

    • Philosophy seeks to elevate the mind above the brute.

  • "brute fact": A basic, undeniable fact that requires no explanation or is not derived from other facts.

    • The brute fact is that we need food and water to survive.
Variants and Related Words
  • Brutish (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of a brute; coarse, savage.
    • He was condemned for his brutish behavior.
  • Brutality (noun): Savage physical violence; great cruelty.
    • The brutality of the attack shocked the nation.
  • Brutalize (verb): To make brutal, cruel, or harsh; to treat someone brutally.
    • War has the power to brutalize ordinary people.
Synonyms
  • Noun (animal): Beast, creature, animal.
  • Noun (person): Savage, monster, beast, thug.
  • Adjective: Bestial, beastly, animalistic, unthinking, physical.
Related Phrases
  • Brute force: The application of sheer physical strength or computational power to solve a problem, as opposed to skill or intelligence.
    • The code was cracked not by cleverness, but by brute force computing.
Related Idioms
  • "Survival of the fittest": While not containing the word 'brute,' this idiom relates to the concept of a brutish, competitive struggle for existence in nature.
  • "Tooth and nail": To fight with great ferocity and determination, using any means necessary, akin to an animalistic struggle.
    • They fought tooth and nail to defend their home.
brute

A man uses brute force to push a heavy crate across the floor.

Adjective
  1. resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
    • beastly desires
    • a bestial nature
    • brute force
    • a dull and brutish man
    • bestial treatment of prisoners
Noun
  1. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  2. a cruelly rapacious person

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