thoroughbred vs brute

brute vs thoroughbred

thoroughbred and brute both are nouns.

thoroughbred and brute both are adjectives.

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

As nouns, brute is a hypernym of thoroughbred; that is, brute is a word with a broader meaning than thoroughbred:

thoroughbred: a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses
brute: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

Other hypernyms of thoroughbred include animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna.

thoroughbred (noun)	brute (noun)
a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses	a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares	a cruelly rapacious person
a well-bred person

thoroughbred (adjective)	brute (adjective)
having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal	resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility

Difference between thoroughbred and brute

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