Brutus

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Brutus

  • /ˈbɹutəs/

Rhymes with -utəs

Where it comes from

From Latin Brutus.

proper noun

  1. a Roman cognomen.
  2. A male given name.
  3. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Maple River Township, Emmet County, Michigan.
  4. A town in Cayuga County, New York.

noun Brutuses

  1. historical A kind of wig.
  2. historical A hairstyle brushed back from the forehead, popular at the time of the French Revolution, when it was an affectation to admire the Ancient Romans.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: savage, brutal, ferocious, barbaric, bestial, cruel, ruthless, vicious, inhuman, heartless, merciless, beastly, violent, uncivilized, callous, hardhearted

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name Roman cognomen

EspañolBruto
FrançaisBrutus
DeutschBrutus
ItalianoBruto
ΕλληνικάΒρούτος Vroútos
РусскийБрут Brut

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MLA

"Brutus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/brutus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Brutus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/brutus

Chicago

"Brutus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/brutus.

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@misc{brutus_2026,
  title = {Brutus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brutus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}