Brute
/bɹuːt/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters
Definition of Brute
noun
- An animal seen as being without human reason; a senseless beast.
- A person with the characteristics of an unthinking animal; a coarse or brutal person.
"One of them was a hulking brute of a man, heavily tattooed and with a hardened face that practically screamed "I just got out of jail.""
- (Cambridge University slang) One who has not yet matriculated.
adjective
- Without reason or intelligence (of animals).
"a brute beast"
- Characteristic of unthinking animals; senseless, unreasoning (of humans).
- Being unconnected with intelligence or thought; purely material, senseless.
"the brute earth; the brute powers of nature"
- Crude, unpolished.
- Strong, blunt, and spontaneous.
"I punched him with brute force."
Anagrams of Brute
Words You Can Make
19 words can be made from the letters in "brute":