Barbarin — meaning in English

English meaning

• barbarian noun Historically, someone from outside Greek or Roman civilization, viewed by the Greeks and Romans as uncivilized.
• savage adj Extremely fierce, violent, or brutal.

Senses

Barbarin 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.
• savage (historical, now, pejorative, ) A person not living in a civilization; a barbarian.

barbarian — full definition

1. noun Historically, someone from outside Greek or Roman civilization, viewed by the Greeks and Romans as uncivilized.
2. noun A crude, uncultured, or brutally violent person.
3. adj Uncivilized or savage in nature.

savage — full definition

1. adj Extremely fierce, violent, or brutal.
2. adj Informally, impressively bold, harsh, or brilliant — often used as a compliment for a sharp comeback or move.
3. verb To attack fiercely, or to criticise something harshly.
4. noun An outdated and offensive term once used for a member of an indigenous or "uncivilised" society; now mainly used to mean a fierce or wild creature or person.

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