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If the individual is a unit in a corporate mass, his life is not merely brutish and short, but dull and mechanical.
Herbert Read

Meaning of "brutish" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BRUTISH

brutish  [ˈbruːtɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRUTISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Brutish is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BRUTISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of brutish in the English dictionary

The definition of brutish in the dictionary is of, relating to, or resembling a brute or brutes; animal. Other definition of brutish is coarse; cruel; stupid.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BRUTISH


British
ˈbrɪtɪʃ
cultish
ˈkʌltɪʃ
fetich
ˈfetɪʃ
fetish
ˈfɛtɪʃ
flattish
ˈflætɪʃ
flirtish
ˈflɜːtɪʃ
Jutish
ˈdʒuːtɪʃ
Kentish
ˈkɛntɪʃ
lightish
ˈlaɪtɪʃ
pettish
ˈpɛtɪʃ
Pictish
ˈpɪktɪʃ
saltish
ˈsɔːltɪʃ
Scottish
ˈskɒtɪʃ
shortish
ˈʃɔːtɪʃ
skittish
ˈskɪtɪʃ
sluttish
ˈslʌtɪʃ
smartish
ˈsmɑːtɪʃ
sweetish
ˈswiːtɪʃ
tartish
ˈtɑːtɪʃ
whitish
ˈwaɪtɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRUTISH

brutalisation
brutalise
brutalism
brutalist
brutality
brutalization
brutalize
brutally
brute
brutelike
brutely
bruteness
bruter
brutified
brutifies
brutify
bruting
brutishly
brutishness
brutism

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRUTISH

anti-British
cattish
coltish
coquettish
doltish
faintish
goatish
Irtish
latish
leftish
loutish
ooftish
pro-British
ruttish
snoutish
softish
sottish
stoutish
sycophantish
the Scottish

Synonyms and antonyms of brutish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BRUTISH»

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

Translation of «brutish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRUTISH

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

Translator English - Chinese

野蛮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

brutal
570 millions of speakers

English

brutish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पाशविक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عقلاني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

невежда
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

brutal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাশবিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

brutal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Brutish
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

brutal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

粗野な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

짐승
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Brutish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hung bạo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முரட்டுக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

राक्षसी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hayvani
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

brutale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

brutalny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

невіглас
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

brutish
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κτηνώδη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

brutish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brutish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of brutish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRUTISH»

The term «brutish» is regularly used and occupies the 91.896 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRUTISH» OVER TIME

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

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6 QUOTES WITH «BRUTISH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word brutish.
1
Alexander Berkman
War means blind obedience, unthinking stupidity, brutish callousness, wanton destruction, and irresponsible murder.
2
Charlie Chaplin
Man as an individual is a genius. But men in the mass form the headless monster, a great, brutish idiot that goes where prodded.
3
Ron Fournier
Barack Obama won a second term but no mandate. Thanks in part to his own small-bore and brutish campaign, victory guarantees the president nothing more than the headache of building consensus in a gridlocked capital on behalf of a polarized public.
4
Federica Montseny
Men are as we have always known them, neither better nor worse from the hearts of rogues there springs a latent honesty, from the depths of honest men there emerges a brutish appetite - a thirst for extermination, a desire for blood.
5
Herbert Read
If the individual is a unit in a corporate mass, his life is not merely brutish and short, but dull and mechanical.
6
Bernard Sahlins
If you're talking down to the audience, no matter how brutish it is, they know it and they hate you for it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRUTISH»

Discover the use of brutish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to brutish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Nasty, Brutish, and Short: The Lives of Gang Members in Canada
For most individuals caught up in gang life, exiting that world is next to impossible -- in fact, the most common way out is an early death from violence or suicide. This book opens the door on a way of life unknown to most Canadians.
Mark Totten, 2012
2
Twilight of Abundance: Why the 21st Century Will Be Nasty, ...
The party is over—prepare for the twilight of abundance.
David Archibald, 2014
3
Nasty, Brutish, and Long: Adventures in Eldercare
Read Ira Rosofsky's posts on the Penguin Blog A candid, humane, and improbably humorous look at the world of eldercare In nursing homes across the country, members of the Greatest Generation are living out their last days.
Ira Rosofsky, 2009
4
Leviathan
Considered by many to be among the greatest works of political philosophy, especially in the English language, Leviathan is Hobbes' book, published in 1651, which outlines his theories on an ideal state and its creation.
Thomas Hobbes, 2010
5
The Hammer Comes Down: The Nasty, Brutish, And Shortened ...
The New Indictment Tie-In Edition!
Lou DuBose, Jan Reid, 2006
6
No Sex Please, We're Brutish!: The Exploits of a Greek ...
The time was ripe for that major epiphany, my initiation into the sacred knowledge—or should I say the gnosis?—of that all-important, quintessentially Brutish slang term, the word that endless hours of scholastic education by renowned ...
Spiros Doikas, 2013
7
Nasty, Brutish and Short Stories
The Prometheus Award-winning author of "Alongside Night" and "The Rainbow Cadenza" offers a collection of his short fiction, including two never-before-seen stories.
‎1999
8
The Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee concordance of the Old ...
Every man is brutish 21. the pastors are become brutish, 51: 17. Every man is brutish NIPHAL Participle. Isa. 19: 11. counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish : * P1EL Preterite. * Ei. 22: 5(4). and shall feed in another man's ...
William De Burgh, George Vicesimus Wigram, 1843
9
Nasty, Brutish, and Short: The Quirks and Quarks Guide to ...
The Quirks and Quarks Guide to Animal Sex and Other Weird Behaviour Pat Senson. When we put on polarized sunglasses, we cut down the range of light so that we see only those light rays coming at us from the horizontal. That means the  ...
Pat Senson, 2010
10
The Christian ambassador, ed. by C.C. McKechnie
We complete our exposition by taking up verse 10 : " For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others." We will perhaps be correct if we say that good men are the wise and that bad ...
Colin Campbell M'Kechnie, 1869

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRUTISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term brutish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
LoneLady: Ruins are my idea of fun
If you've been shaped by a “brutish” environment, you don't have the luxury of making “soft” music. There's a desire to slough off the fat, to keep ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Why Ant-Man Is Marvel's Most Relatable Superhero, According To …
... juiced-up unfrozen hunky patriot like Captain America, a groundbreaking biological scientist who gave himself brutish powers like The Hulk, ... «Cinema Blend, Jul 15»
3
The Relentless Champions Of Classic Fallout
... you'll find that all of your dialogue choices are replaced with brutish grunts. Your first quest has a 150-day time limit on it. You can kill children ... «Kotaku, Jul 15»
4
Review: 2015 Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG
That brutish V8 and automatic transmission are mated to a full-time 4Matic all-wheel-drive transmission with two-speed transfer case and three ... «LeftLane News, Jul 15»
5
Rushing toward maturity
Jeff's audio weaponry was less nuanced, some might say brutish: a Panasonic system with a pair of massive Thrusters speakers. And when I ... «St. Louis Jewish Light, Jul 15»
6
Five of the best Ashes sledges of the past 140 years
David Steele was uncapped, grey-haired and 33 years old when England picked him to face the brutish fast-bowling duo of Dennis Lillee and ... «Australian Times, Jul 15»
7
Culture is internally consistent – Bakri Musa
The Chinese code of silence was perhaps a protective reaction to the brutish local warlords, while "honour killing" and suttee were meant to ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»
8
Three Questions from the Timbers' 1-0 Victory over the Quakes
In a game that was at times bizarre, brutish, and frustrating, Jack Jewsbury once again scored at the death to allow his Portland Timbers go ... «Stumptown Footy, Jul 15»
9
Langeveldt impressed with seamers' aggression
But Langeveldt explained that despite the brutish nature of a barrage of short balls, he is not teaching his bowlers to single-mindedly adopt a ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
10
True Detective, Maybe Tomorrow, season 2, episode 3, review …
Farrell, excelling in his first major television role since Ballykissangel, has been the most compelling thing about this series – a brutish sad sack ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Brutish [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/brutish>. Apr 2024 ».
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