bruit

¹bruit

noun

Definition of BRUIT

1

\ˈbrüt\ archaic a : noise, din b : report, rumor

2

\ˈbrü-ē\ [French, literally, noise] : any of several generally abnormal sounds heard on auscultation

Examples of BRUIT

1. <a film that captures the thunderous fury of medieval warfare and the bruit of a thousand clashing swords>

Origin of BRUIT

Middle English, from Anglo-French, noise

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to BRUIT

Synonyms: babel, blare, bluster, bowwow, brawl, noise [archaic], cacophony, chatter, clamor, clangor, decibel(s), din, discordance, katzenjammer, racket, rattle, roar

Antonyms: quiet, silence, silentness, still, stillness

Related Words: discord, dissonance; commotion, furor, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly-burly, rumpus, tumult, uproar; clatter, jangle; bang, blast, boom, clap, crack, crash

Near Antonyms: calm, hush, lull; quietude, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility)

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Rhymes with BRUIT

boot, brut, brute, bute, Bute, butte, chute, cloot, coot, cute, flute, fruit, glout, glute, hoot, jute, Jute, loot, lute, moot, mute, newt, pood, root, Root, rout, route, scoot, scute, shoot, snoot, soot, suit, suite, toot, tout, ut, Ute