Associations to the word «Barbarian»
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Adjective
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Wiktionary
BARBARIAN, adjective. Relating to people, countries or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior.
BARBARIAN, noun. An uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilisation; often associated with fighting or other such shows of strength.
BARBARIAN, noun. (derogatory) Someone from a developing country or backward culture.
BARBARIAN, noun. A warrior, clad in fur or leather, associated with sword and sorcery stories.
BARBARIAN, noun. (derogatory) A person destitute of culture; a Philistine.
BARBARIAN, noun. A cruel, savage, brutal person; one without pity or humanity.
BARBARIAN INVASION, proper noun. (history) Synonym of Migration Period.
Dictionary definition
BARBARIAN, noun. A member of an uncivilized people.
BARBARIAN, noun. A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement.
BARBARIAN, adjective. Without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes".
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.