Brute
adjective
Rough, violent or cruel.
He was attacked by a brute criminal.
Often appears as...
- brute force
- brute animal
noun
A cruel, rough or violent person.
Don't be a brute and help me with the luggage.
Often appears as...
- violence of the brute
- unthinking brute
noun
An animal as opposed to a human.
We humans are part of the brute creation.
Often appears as...
- brute creation
- brute nature
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Formal
Academic
adjective
Not your human, but pertaining to animals or beast.
The dog exhibited brute instincts.
Often appears as...
- brute instincts
- brute creation
adjective
Rough, violent or cruel.
He was attacked by a brute criminal.
Often appears as...
- brute force
- brute animal
noun
A cruel, rough or violent person.
Don't be a brute and help me with the luggage.
Often appears as...
- violence of the brute
- unthinking brute
noun
An animal as opposed to a human.
We humans are part of the brute creation.
Often appears as...
- brute creation
- brute nature
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
adjective
Not your human, but pertaining to animals or beast.
The dog exhibited brute instincts.
Often appears as...
- brute instincts
- brute creation
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Connotation
Implies strongly negative behavior; often used to describe unusually aggressive or unfair actions.
The takeover was a brute display of corporate power.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Intensity
Highlights extreme physical force or strength, usually more than necessary.
Moving the boulder required brute force.
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Connotation
Implies strongly negative behavior; often used to describe unusually aggressive or unfair actions.
The takeover was a brute display of corporate power.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Intensity
Highlights extreme physical force or strength, usually more than necessary.
Moving the boulder required brute force.
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Connotation
Implies strongly negative behavior; often used to describe unusually aggressive or unfair actions.
The takeover was a brute display of corporate power.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Intensity
Highlights extreme physical force or strength, usually more than necessary.
Moving the boulder required brute force.
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Why we love repetition...
or in a version that had been digitally altered to include repetition. Although the original versions had been composed by some of the most respected 20th century composers, and the repetitive versions had been assembled by brute force audio editing, people rated the repetitive versions as more enjoyable, more interesting
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Distant time and the...
to be living but that's not right you could be a random fluctuation out of the nothingness why aren't you more homework assignment for you so like I said I don't actually know the answer I'm going to give you my favorite scenario either it's just like that there is no explanation this is a brute fact about
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Sean Carroll: Distant...
You could be a random fluctuation out of the nothingness. Why aren't you? More homework assignment for you. So like I said, I don't actually know the answer. I'm going to give you my favorite scenario. Either it's just like that. There is no explanation. This is a brute fact about the universe
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How to build safer...
feel the brick you have to feel the wall you have to feel the mortar that sticks the bricks together you have to feel it all brick laying is it's a skill it's an art it takes finesse it's not a matter of brute force so in those early days NGOs driven by the numbers they would
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How Coca Leaves Become...
I'm not going to lie, it's always a rush getting access to these clandestine worlds. The cocaine pit, the starting point for such a storied black market trade ranks up there. But as the reporter high wears off, I realize that the whole process boils down to brute labor
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Is war between China and...
And China's president has promised that within the next three years, those last tens of millions will have been raised up above that threshold. So it's a miracle, actually, in our lifetime. Hard to believe. But brute facts are even harder to ignore.
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Glenn Greenwald: Why...
because mass surveillance creates a prison in the mind that is a much more subtle though much more effective means of fostering compliance with social norms or with social orthodoxy, much more effective than brute force could ever be.
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South Africa's Strongest...
some of the strongest animals on the planet species that not only have remarkable power but strength enough to be a match for any predator within their own environments all animals across the world have strengths whether it be brute
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Masters of Mixed Martial...
the world's most popular sports instead of a ring an eight sided cage what looks like a collision of brute force is actually a display of strategy anatomy and conditioning fighters compete in weight classes with
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Who was Confucius? -...
and by education in ritual, literature, and history. A person cultivated in this way works to help others, guiding them by moral inspiration rather than brute force. To put his philosophy into practice,
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Why we love repetition...
or in a version that had been digitally altered to include repetition. Although the original versions had been composed by some of the most respected 20th century composers, and the repetitive versions had been assembled by brute force audio editing, people rated the repetitive versions as more enjoyable, more interesting
Video examples
Distant time and the...
to be living but that's not right you could be a random fluctuation out of the nothingness why aren't you more homework assignment for you so like I said I don't actually know the answer I'm going to give you my favorite scenario either it's just like that there is no explanation this is a brute fact about
Video examples
Sean Carroll: Distant...
You could be a random fluctuation out of the nothingness. Why aren't you? More homework assignment for you. So like I said, I don't actually know the answer. I'm going to give you my favorite scenario. Either it's just like that. There is no explanation. This is a brute fact about the universe
Video examples
How to build safer...
feel the brick you have to feel the wall you have to feel the mortar that sticks the bricks together you have to feel it all brick laying is it's a skill it's an art it takes finesse it's not a matter of brute force so in those early days NGOs driven by the numbers they would
Video examples
How Coca Leaves Become...
I'm not going to lie, it's always a rush getting access to these clandestine worlds. The cocaine pit, the starting point for such a storied black market trade ranks up there. But as the reporter high wears off, I realize that the whole process boils down to brute labor
Video examples
Is war between China and...
And China's president has promised that within the next three years, those last tens of millions will have been raised up above that threshold. So it's a miracle, actually, in our lifetime. Hard to believe. But brute facts are even harder to ignore.
Video examples
Glenn Greenwald: Why...
because mass surveillance creates a prison in the mind that is a much more subtle though much more effective means of fostering compliance with social norms or with social orthodoxy, much more effective than brute force could ever be.
Video examples
South Africa's Strongest...
some of the strongest animals on the planet species that not only have remarkable power but strength enough to be a match for any predator within their own environments all animals across the world have strengths whether it be brute
Video examples
Masters of Mixed Martial...
the world's most popular sports instead of a ring an eight sided cage what looks like a collision of brute force is actually a display of strategy anatomy and conditioning fighters compete in weight classes with
Video examples
Who was Confucius? -...
and by education in ritual, literature, and history. A person cultivated in this way works to help others, guiding them by moral inspiration rather than brute force. To put his philosophy into practice,
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George Combe
American Educator
They are few in the midst of an overwhelming mass of brute force, and their submission is wisdom; but for a nation like England to submit to be robbed by any invader who chooses to visit her shores seemed to me to be nonsense.
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Jamie Hyneman
American Entertainer
Miles Flannery - he's a beast. Very talented, but a brute. He's one of three guys who help us keep the shop maintained, help us set up on location and assist in building something if time is short.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
Man's nature is not essentially evil. Brute nature has been known to yield to the influence of love. You must never despair of human nature.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair about its use. It is hitting below the intellect.
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Stephen Baker
American Athlete
To bathe a cat takes brute force, perseverance, courage of conviction - and a cat. The last ingredient is usually hardest to come by.
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Jean Giraudoux
French Dramatist
Education makes us more stupid than the brutes. A thousand voices call to us on every hand, but our ears are stopped with wisdom.
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Thomas Hobbes
English Philosopher
All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called 'Facts'. They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain.
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
Roman Statesman
The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and the brute by instinct.
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Dante Alighieri
Italian Poet
Consider your origins: you were not made to live as brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish Writer
Nothing made by brute force lasts.
Quote examples
George Combe
American Educator
They are few in the midst of an overwhelming mass of brute force, and their submission is wisdom; but for a nation like England to submit to be robbed by any invader who chooses to visit her shores seemed to me to be nonsense.
Quote examples
Jamie Hyneman
American Entertainer
Miles Flannery - he's a beast. Very talented, but a brute. He's one of three guys who help us keep the shop maintained, help us set up on location and assist in building something if time is short.
Quote examples
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
Man's nature is not essentially evil. Brute nature has been known to yield to the influence of love. You must never despair of human nature.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair about its use. It is hitting below the intellect.
Quote examples
Stephen Baker
American Athlete
To bathe a cat takes brute force, perseverance, courage of conviction - and a cat. The last ingredient is usually hardest to come by.
Quote examples
Jean Giraudoux
French Dramatist
Education makes us more stupid than the brutes. A thousand voices call to us on every hand, but our ears are stopped with wisdom.
Quote examples
Thomas Hobbes
English Philosopher
All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called 'Facts'. They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain.
Quote examples
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Roman Statesman
The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and the brute by instinct.
Quote examples
Dante Alighieri
Italian Poet
Consider your origins: you were not made to live as brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish Writer
Nothing made by brute force lasts.
Example 1 of 10
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