Brut

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. In a natural, raw, or unrefined state without processing or polishing ; a sparkling wine that is extremely dry with little to no sweetness ; having a rough, coarse, or crude quality in style or behavior
2. Pertaining to something unpolished or not refined, often raw or primitive ; a type of sparkling wine with minimal sugar content known for its dryness ; exhibiting an unrefined or unpolished manner that can seem harsh or rugged
3. Describing a state that is basic and unprocessed, often natural and unaltered ; a style of fizzy wine characterized by its very dry taste ; marked by a rough, unrefined appearance or behavior that lacks sophistication

Etymology: The word "brut" arrived in English from French, where it meant "raw" or "unfinished," and that French sense traces back to Latin "brūtus," meaning "heavy." The Latin root is the same one that gave English "brute," so the adjective and the noun share a common ancestry: a heavy, weighty thing that was then understood as dull, unthinking, or crude. The sense that is most familiar today, a very dry sparkling wine, follows from the same idea of something left in its natural state. A brut wine has little or no added sugar, so it tastes unrefined compared with sweeter styles. The adjective's other senses, describing something natural and unaltered or something rough and unsophisticated, grow from that same notion of material that has not been worked or polished.

Synonyms: raw, unrefined, natural

Antonyms: cooked, processed, refined