Brute — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a cruelly rapacious person

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæpɪlˈæɹᵻɾiz/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈuːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈuːt/

1 syllable Say it as /kˌæpɪlˈæɹᵻɾiz/.

Examples

beastly desires
a bestial nature
brute force

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

beastly brutish animal animate being savage wildcat wolf fauna brutal bestial creature beast

Parts of Speech

noun	a cruelly rapacious person
noun	a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
adjective	resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility “beastly desires”

Word Forms

savage	adjective	(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
savage	verb	attack brutally and fiercely
animalize	verb	represent in the form of an animal
animalise	verb	represent in the form of an animal
beastly	adjective	resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
bestial	adjective	resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
create	verb	make or cause to be or to become
beast	noun	a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
beastliness	noun	the quality of being deliberately mean
bestialize	verb	make brutal and depraved; give animal-like qualities to
bestiality	noun	the stupid brutal quality of a beast
brutalize	verb	make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

brutal

eine grausam habgierige Person

🇪🇸Spanish

bruto

una persona cruelmente rapaz

🇮🇹Italian

bruto

una persona crudelmente rapace

🇳🇱Dutch

brutaal

een wreed roofzuchtig persoon

🇵🇹Portuguese

bruto

uma pessoa cruelmente voraz

🇷🇺Russian

грубый

жестоко хищный человек

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जानवर

एक क्रूर लोभी व्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

পাশবিক

একটি নিষ্ঠুরভাবে ধর্ষণকারী ব্যক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

மிருகத்தனமான

ஒரு கொடூரமான ஆவேசமான நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

బ్రూట్

క్రూరమైన అత్యాచారం చేసే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

पाशवी

एक क्रूरपणे बलात्कारी व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

જડ

ક્રૂર રીતે બળાત્કાર કરનાર વ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿವೇಚನಾರಹಿತ

ಕ್ರೂರವಾಗಿ ಅತ್ಯಾಚಾರದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്രൂരൻ

ക്രൂരമായി ബലാത്സംഗം ചെയ്യുന്ന വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਹਿਸ਼ੀ

ਇੱਕ ਬੇਰਹਿਮੀ ਨਾਲ ਬਲਾਤਕਾਰੀ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

جانور

ایک ظالمانہ عصمت دری کرنے والا شخص

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

野蛮的

一个残忍贪婪的人

🇯🇵Japanese

野蛮な

残酷なほど強欲な人

🇰🇷Korean

짐승

잔인하게 탐욕스러운 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thô bạo

một kẻ hung ác tàn nhẫn

🇹🇭Thai

ดุร้าย

เป็นคนโลภมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

kasar

orang yang sangat rakus

🇵🇭Filipino

malupit

isang malupit na matakaw na tao

🇲🇾Malay

kejam

seorang yang rakus kejam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غاشم

شخص جشع بقسوة

🇮🇷Persian

بی رحم

یک فرد درنده بی رحمانه

🇹🇷Turkish

kaba

acımasızca açgözlü bir insan

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּרָאִי

אדם דורס באכזריות

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