brawn

noun

ˈbrȯn 

1

a

British : the flesh of a boar

b

: headcheese

2

a

: full strong muscles

b

: muscular strength

Synonyms

• beef
• main
• muscle
• thew

Examples of brawn in a Sentence

an actor who is more famous for his brawn than for his talent

Recent Examples on the Web

Iron Man might be the brains of the Avengers team, and Thor the brawn. —Moises Mendez Ii, TIME, 23 July 2024

There are lots of luxury amenities, including massaging rear seats, climate zones for individual passengers and a 24-speaker Klipsch audio system, plus the existing full-frame four-wheel-drive brawn. —Alex Kwanten, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024

But the growth of McCarthy into a premier passer and playmaker has given Michigan explosiveness to go along with the brawn. —J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023

Physically, the 38-year-old is in great shape — his lean, tattooed torso of super-featherweight brawn hitting the scales on the 130-pound mark at the weigh-in the day before. —Ben Wyatt, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2023

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

brawn

noun

ˈbrȯn 

1

: full strong muscles

2

: muscular strength

3

British : the meat of a boar

brawniness

ˈbrȯ-nē-nəs

noun

brawny

ˈbrȯ-nē

adjective