brute vs critter

critter vs brute

brute and critter both are nouns.

brute is an adjective but critter is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brute	Yes	Yes	No	No
critter	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, critter is a hyponym of brute; that is, critter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than brute:

brute: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
critter: a regional term for `creature' (especially for domestic animals)

Other hyponyms of brute include pest, creepy-crawly, darter, peeper, homeotherm, homoiotherm, homotherm, ectotherm, poikilotherm, range animal, varment, varmint, scavenger, work animal, domestic animal, domesticated animal, feeder, migrator, molter, moulter, pet, stayer, stunt, marine animal, marine creature, sea animal, sea creature, female, male, adult, offspring, young, pureblood, purebred, thoroughbred, giant, survivor, mutant, herbivore, insectivore, acrodont, pleurodont, zooplankton, conceptus, embryo, fertilized egg, chordate, invertebrate, metazoan, omnivore, predator, predatory animal, prey, quarry, game, hexapod, biped, larva, racer, fictional animal, captive, mate, albino, spirit animal.

brute (noun)	critter (noun)
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement	a regional term for `creature' (especially for domestic animals)
a cruelly rapacious person

brute (adjective)	critter (adjective)
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility

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