brawn

brawn

noun \ˈbrȯn\

Definition of BRAWN

1

a British : the flesh of a boar b : headcheese

2

a : full strong muscles b : muscular strength

Examples of BRAWN

1. <an actor who is more famous for his brawn than for his talent>

Origin of BRAWN

Middle English, from Anglo-French braon flesh, muscle, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English brǣd flesh

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to BRAWN

Synonyms: beef, muscle, main, thew

Related Words: force, might, potency, power, puissance, sinew; energy, vigor

Near Antonyms: impotence, impotency, weakness; debilitation, debility, enfeeblement, faintness, feebleness, frailness, frailty, infirmity

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Rhymes with BRAWN

awn, Bonn, bonne, dawn, drawn, faun, fawn, lawn, maun, on, pawn, prawn, spawn, won, yawn