Definition
A being or person that is partially brutal or uncivilized, showing both human reason and animal-like behavior.
Etymology
Combines 'demi-' with 'brute' from Latin 'brutus' meaning 'irrational' or 'animal-like.' Renaissance writers used this to describe people who seemed to lack full human civilility.
Kelly Says
Shakespeare and his contemporaries used 'demibrute' as an insult implying someone had lost the qualities that made humans superior—showing how Renaissance thinkers believed reason and civility were what truly separated humans from animals!
Translations
ARالعربية
نصف بربري
nisf barbari
BNবাংলা
আধা জঙ্গল
aadha janggaal
CACatalà
migrant
mi-grant
CSČeština
polodivok
polo-dee-vok
DADansk
halvbrut
halv-broot
DEDeutsch
Halbbrut
halt-broot
ELΕλληνικά
μισό άγριο
miso agrio
ESEspañol
semibrute
seh-mee-broo-teh
FAفارسی
نیمه وحشی
nemeh vahshee
FISuomi
puolivillisti
pou-li-vil-lis-ti
FRFrançais
demi-brut
deh-mee-broo
HEעברית
חצי-ברברי
chatz-bar-bari
HIहिन्दी
आधा जंगली
aadha janglee
IDBahasa Indonesia
setengah liar
se-tang-eh lee-ar
IGIG
nwoke n'ime
nwoke n'ime
ITItaliano
demibrute
deh-mee-broo-teh
JA日本語
半野蛮人
han-ya-ban-nin
KMKM
មានប្រពៃ
maan pra-pei
MRMR
आधा जंगली
aadha janglee
MSBahasa Melayu
separuh liar
se-pa-ruh lee-ar
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်က လူတစ်ယောက်
kyun-tauk ka loo-tee-ya-ouk
NLNederlands
halfbruut
half-broot
NONorsk
halvbrut
halv-broot
PAPA
ਅਧਾ ਜੰਗલી
aadha jan-glee
PLPolski
półdzikus
pool-dzikus
PTPortuguês
demibrute
deh-mee-broo-teh
RORomână
semi-sălbatic
semi-sal-ba-tik
RUРусский
полудикарь
polo-di-kar
SVSvenska
halvbrut
halv-broot
SWKiswahili
nusu mwitu
nusu mwee-too
TAதமிழ்
அரை வனவாசிகள்
arai vanavaasigkal
TEతెలుగు
ఆర్ధా వన్యప్రాణి
aarda vanya-praani
TLTL
kalahati ligaw
ka-la-ha-ti lee-gaw
TRTürkçe
yarım vahşi
yarim vah-shee
UKУкраїнська
півдикун
piv-di-kun
URاردو
آدھا وحشی
aadha wa-shee
VITiếng Việt
bán hoang dã
ban hoang da