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Bruteness

Bruteness \Brute"ness\, n.

  1. Brutality. [Obs.]
    --Spenser.

  2. Insensibility. ``The bruteness of nature.''
    --Emerson.

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bruteness

n. The state or quality of being brute.

Usage examples of "bruteness".

Through the bruteness and toughness of matter, a subtle spirit bends all things to its own will.