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Meaning of "brunt" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BRUNT

Of unknown origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BRUNT

brunt  [brʌnt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRUNT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Brunt is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BRUNT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Brunt

Brunt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: ▪ Chris Brunt, West Bromwich Albion football player ▪ Daryl Brunt, contestant on the third season of Canadian Idol ▪ David Brunt, British meteorologist ▪ Dominic Brunt, English actor ▪ John Brunt, soldier in World War II who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross ▪ John Brunt V.C., the pub that bears his name ▪ Katherine Brunt, English cricketer and 2006 England women's Cricketer of the Year ▪ Martin Brunt, crime correspondent for Sky News ▪ Maureen Brunt, American Olympic curler ▪ Peter Brunt, ancient historian at Oxford University ▪ Stephen Brunt, Canadian sports journalist ▪ Van Brunt House, historic home in Miccosukee, Florida Fictional characters: ▪ Abraham "Brom" van Brunt, fictional character in Washington Irving's short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow ▪ Liquidator Brunt, character in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ▪ Brunt, remote-controlled drone of the Transformer Trypticon...

Definition of brunt in the English dictionary

The definition of brunt in the dictionary is the main force or shock of a blow, attack, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BRUNT


affront
əˈfrʌnt
battlefront
ˈbætəlˌfrʌnt
beachfront
ˈbiːtʃfrʌnt
breakfront
ˈbreɪkˌfrʌnt
confront
kənˈfrʌnt
forefront
ˈfɔːˌfrʌnt
front
frʌnt
grunt
ɡrʌnt
lakefront
ˈleɪkˌfrʌnt
oceanfront
ˈəʊʃənˌfrʌnt
out-front
aʊtˈfrʌnt
riverfront
ˈrɪvəfrʌnt
runt
rʌnt
seafront
ˈsiːˌfrʌnt
shorefront
ˈʃɔːˌfrʌnt
storefront
ˈstɔːˌfrʌnt
upfront
ˈʌpˈfrʌnt
waterfront
ˈwɔːtəˌfrʌnt
wavefront
ˈweɪvˌfrʌnt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRUNT

brunch
bruncher
Brundisium
Brunei
Brunel
Brunelleschi
brunet
brunette
Brunhild
brunizem
Bruno
Brunswick
Brusa
bruschetta
brush
brush aside
brush border
brush discharge
brush fire
brush flower

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRUNT

account
amount
at a discount
aunt
bank account
blunt
bunt
count
cunt
discount
mount
no-account
paramount
prunt
punt
scrunt
sederunt
stunt
surmount
to account

Synonyms and antonyms of brunt in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BRUNT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «brunt» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of brunt

Translation of «brunt» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRUNT

Find out the translation of brunt to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of brunt from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «brunt» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

首当其冲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

peor parte
570 millions of speakers

English

brunt
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खामियाजा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العبء الأكبر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тяжесть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

peso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধকল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poids
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Brunt
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wucht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

矛先
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정면
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Brunt
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đụng độ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுமைகளை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आघात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

darbe
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

peso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Trzon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тяжкість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Brunt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ορμή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skok
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

brunt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brunt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of brunt

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRUNT»

The term «brunt» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.185 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRUNT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «brunt» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «brunt» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about brunt

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9 QUOTES WITH «BRUNT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word brunt.
1
Ginny Brown-Waite
Through the harsh design of fate, Florida was dealt the unfortunate circumstances of bearing the brunt of not one but two hurricanes, and it appears more dark clouds are poised to visit the Sunshine State.
2
Nick Clegg
I will not accept a new wave of fiscal retrenchment, of belt-tightening, without asking people at the top to make their contribution, to make an additional contribution. I don't think you can ask people on middle and low incomes, who, after all, are the vast majority of the British population, to bear the brunt of this adjustment.
3
Barry Eichengreen
This crisis of long-term unemployment is having a profoundly damaging impact on the lives of those bearing the brunt of it. We know this thanks to a series of careful studies of the problem conducted in the depths of the 1930s Great Depression.
4
Bobby Farrelly
Well, there are conjoined twins in real life and we can tell a story about them so long as they're not the brunt of the jokes. In this, they're the heroes of this story; we love these guys.
5
Tracey Gold
Our family has gone through a very difficult time. My husband and I have taken the brunt of it. I've never known what it truly felt like to be so sad and desperate inside.
6
Mindy McCready
I've spent my fortune, tarnished my public view and made myself the brunt of punch line after punch line.
7
Joey McIntyre
I don't mind being the brunt of a joke, so long as it's a good one.
8
Toni Morrison
I'm always annoyed about why black people have to bear the brunt of everybody else's contempt. If we are not totally understanding and smiling, suddenly we're demons.
9
Michael Richards
I'm really busted up over this and I'm very, very sorry to those people in the audience, the blacks, the Hispanics, whites - everyone that was there that took the brunt of that anger and hate and rage and how it came through.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRUNT»

Discover the use of brunt in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to brunt and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ghosts of Manhattan: A Novel
By turns hilarious and harrowing, Ghosts of Manhattan follows a winning but flawed protagonist as he struggles to find the right path in a complicated urban heart of darkness
Douglas Brunt, 2012
2
The Calculus of Variations
Much of the mathematics underlying control theory, for instance, can be regarded as part of the calculus of variations.This book is an introductory account of the calculus of variations suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate ...
Bruce van Brunt, 2004
3
Italian manpower, 225 B.C.-A.D. 14
This study of the size of the Italian population from 225 B.C. to A.D. 14 draws on early Roman census figures and yearly estimates of the number of men under arms to assess the nature of Italian emigration, the effects of wars and land ...
P. A. Brunt, 1971
4
The Brunt of the War, and Where It Fell
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Emily Hobhouse, 2012
5
The Fall of the Roman Republic and Related Essays
This collection of essays examines various aspects of the Roman Republic and its constituent groups of citizens, and discusses the nature and significance of the revolution that converted it into a monarchy.
P. A. Brunt, 1988
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Bearing the brunt: impact of rural distress on women
This book refutes the rising general perception that the gender gap in India is decreasing.
Swarna S. Vepa, 2010
7
Physical and Dynamical Meteorology
First published in 1934, and then in a second edition in 1939, this book reviews theoretical meteorology at the time.
David Brunt, 2011
8
Tell the Wolves I'm Home: A Novel
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Wall Street Journal • O: The Oprah Magazine • BookPage • Kirkus Reviews • Booklist • School Library Journal In this striking literary debut, Carol Rifka Brunt unfolds a moving story ...
Carol Rifka Brunt, 2012
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Facing Ali: The Opposition Weighs In
FACING ALI tells the story of fifteen men from around the world, from famous names like Joe Frazier, Joe Bugner, George Foreman and Henry Cooper to lesser lights like Tunney Hunsaker and Jurgen Blin.
Stephen Brunt, 2011
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Roman Imperial Themes
A collection of Brunt's articles published over a period thirty years, ranging from discussions of Rome's aspirations to world dominion, to studies of provincial adminstration.
P. A. Brunt, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRUNT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term brunt is used in the context of the following news items.
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Retail investors bear brunt of China's stock rout
A blue-chip stock soars like a rocket then plummets to earth. A young woman posts an increasingly desperate series of messages on social ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
2
South bears brunt of snowy storm
Snowfalls had closed a number of highways in Southland and Otago, with the regions expected to bear the brunt of the freezing weather. «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
3
Norway's small exporters bear brunt of Russia sanctions
Russia's import ban has left its marks in Norway, with smaller companies bearing the brunt. “Small players have stood the losses for these ... «IntraFish.com, Jul 15»
4
Leveraged deals take the brunt of Greece fear in loan markets
It's not just eurozone politicians that fear Greece's impasse with creditors this week. Leveraged loan bankers are stuck between a confident buy ... «GlobalCapital, Jul 15»
5
Greek tourist sector feels the brunt of capital controls
Behind the front desk of the Hotel Brown on the Greek island of Aegina, owner Gaby Brown has the phone number of a guest who left without ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
6
Asian Markets Bear Brunt of Greece Vote
The shock results from Greece's referendum on Sunday sent markets into a tailspin during Asian trade on Monday, with U.S. crude suffering the ... «MarketPulse, Jul 15»
7
Workers' Fears Of Taking Brunt Of Welfare Cuts
There are growing concerns that welfare cuts totalling £12bn could hit people on low wages especially hard, as the summer Budget is revealed ... «Mix 96, Jul 15»
8
Robert “Clare” Brunt
Born June 10, 1920, in Samaria, MI, he was the son of Irwin and Maysie (Elliott) Brunt. He married Freda Hutchison on June 27, 1941 in West ... «Monroe Evening News, Jul 15»
9
Children bearing brunt of ongoing political instability and violence in …
3 July 2015 – Children, some as young as four years old, are bearing the brunt of the prolonged instability and election-related violence in Burundi, the United ... «UN News Centre, Jul 15»
10
Emmerdale's Dominic Brunt on overcoming shyness: 'Acting was a …
Speaking to The Sun, Brunt said: "I was in a tiny cubicle which was completely solitary, welding chairs thousands of times, weeks on end. «Digital Spy UK, Jul 15»

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