BRUTALISM | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

Looking for the meaning of the word BRUTALISM in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of BRUTALISM with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.

Word: Brutalism

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈbruːtəlɪz(ə)m
Dialects: British English
Definition:

cruelty and savageness

Short Definition:

cruelty and savageness

Examples:
  • exchanging one kind of social and economic brutalism for another is not what they had in mind
Definition:

a stark style of functionalist architecture, especially of the 1950s and 1960s, characterized by the use of steel and concrete in massive blocks

Short Definition:

stark style of functionalist architecture characterized by use of steel and concrete in massive blocks

Examples:
  • the long, low, concrete-faced buildings were remarkable solely for their brutalism

In Word Games

Scramble Word Scores

Words with Friends

✅ Available

Score: 17

SOWPODS

✅ Available

Score: 13

OTCWL

✅ Available

Score: 13

Word Game Tools

Wordle Solver Icon

Wordle Solver

Quordle Solver Icon

Quordle Solver

Octordle Solver Icon

Octordle Solver

Random Word Generator Icon

Random Word Generator

More Word Games

Quordle Answer Icon

Quordle

Octordle Answer Icon

Octordle

Contexto Answer Icon

Contexto

More Crosswords Games