What does barbaric mean?

barbaric means "without civilizing influences". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in barbaric?

barbaric has 3 syllables: bar-bar-ic. The stress falls on "bar". In IPA it is /bɑɹˈbæɹɪk/.

What is another word for barbaric?

Close synonyms include barbarian, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is barbaric a common word?

barbaric is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

barbaric — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
without civilizing influences
“barbarian invaders”
“barbaric practices”
“a savage people”
“fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient”
“wild tribes”
Synonymsbarbarian savage uncivilized uncivilised wild
Similarnoncivilized
2.
unrestrained and crudely rich
“barbaric use of color or ornament”
Similartasteless

Questions about barbaric

What does barbaric mean?: barbaric means "without civilizing influences". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in barbaric?: barbaric has 3 syllables: bar-bar-ic. The stress falls on "bar". In IPA it is /bɑɹˈbæɹɪk/.
What is another word for barbaric?: Close synonyms include barbarian, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is barbaric a common word?: barbaric is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for barbaric come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
without civilizing influences
“barbarian invaders”
“barbaric practices”
“a savage people”
“fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient”
“wild tribes”
Synonymsbarbarian savage uncivilized uncivilised wild
Similarnoncivilized
2.
unrestrained and crudely rich
“barbaric use of color or ornament”
Similartasteless

Questions about barbaric

What does barbaric mean?: barbaric means "without civilizing influences". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in barbaric?: barbaric has 3 syllables: bar-bar-ic. The stress falls on "bar". In IPA it is /bɑɹˈbæɹɪk/.
What is another word for barbaric?: Close synonyms include barbarian, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is barbaric a common word?: barbaric is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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