Barbar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- barbarian noun Historically, someone from outside Greek or Roman civilization, viewed by the Greeks and Romans as uncivilized.
- brute noun A rough, violent, or unthinking person.
- Heathen noun Historically, a person who does not follow one of the major world religions; more recently, a follower of modern pagan Heathenry.
- savage adj Extremely fierce, violent, or brutal.
Senses
Barbar is used for these senses in English:
- barbarian An uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilisation; usually associated with senseless violence and self-harm or other such shows of brute force and lack of mental faculty.
- brute A person with the characteristics of an unthinking animal; a coarse or brutal person, particularly one who is dim-witted. [from 17th c.]
- heathen (by extension) An uncultured or uncivilized person, philistine.
- savage (historical, now, pejorative, ) A person not living in a civilization; a barbarian.
barbarian — full definition
- noun Historically, someone from outside Greek or Roman civilization, viewed by the Greeks and Romans as uncivilized.
- noun A crude, uncultured, or brutally violent person.
- adj Uncivilized or savage in nature.
brute — full definition
- noun A rough, violent, or unthinking person.
- adjective Purely physical, with no reasoning or subtlety involved.