bruit

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

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Examples of bruit in a Sentence

a film that captures the thunderous fury of medieval warfare and the bruit of a thousand clashing swords

Origin and Etymology of bruit

Middle English, from Anglo-French, noise

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First Known Use: 15th century

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bruit Synonyms

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)

bruit

play

verb \ ˈbrüt \

Definition of bruit

transitive verb

:report, rumor —usually used with about

word of his imminent dismissal was bruited about

Did You Know?

Back in the days of Middle English, the Anglo-French noun bruit, meaning "clamor" or "noise," rattled into English. Soon English speakers were also using it to mean "report" or "rumor" (it applied especially to favorable reports). We also began using "bruit" as a verb the way we used (and still occasionally do use) the verb "noise," with the meaning "to spread by rumor or report" (as in "the scandal was quickly noised about"). The English noun "bruit" is now considered archaic, but the verb lives on.