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brute vs captive

captive vs brute

brute and captive both are nouns.

brute and captive both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
brute Yes Yes No No
captive Yes Yes No No
As nouns, captive is a hyponym of brute; that is, captive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than brute:
  • brute: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  • captive: an animal that is confined
brute (noun) captive (noun)
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement an animal that is confined
a cruelly rapacious person a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion
brute (adjective) captive (adjective)
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility giving or marked by complete attention to
being in captivity
Difference between brute and captive

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