Beast is, of course, a curse word. Dostoevsky, for example, could express himself this way. To understand what the s alt is, it is necessary to look not only into the etymological, but also into the explanatory dictionary, then for clarity we will make more sentences. In other words, origin, meaning, and sentences await us. Let's start with the first one.
Origin
The word is very ancient. We have known it since the first half of the 18th century, when there was still only one meaning - “the beast”. Then another, figurative meaning of the concept arose, and the word acquired volume. Now it meant:
- fiend;
- swindler;
- rogue.
It happened at the beginning of the 19th century. It cannot be said that these acquisitions were a joy for the object of study. But the word does not feel, does not breathe, it does not care. We owe this conquest to the jargon of the seminarians, it was they who rethought the Latin bestia - “beast”. Another dictionary states that the word means "fool" in Latin. How the "fool" was transformed into a "rogue" and a "rogue"hard to say. It is a pity that the seminarians can no longer be asked. We have to deal with the facts.
Meaning
Let's start right away by defining the meaning of the object of study, and then move on: the beast is a rogue, a rogue. At this point, the two dictionaries coincide. But the link to synonyms does not explain anything, so let's interpret the nouns given in the meaning of the word we are interested in:
- A rogue is a "cunning and clever deceiver, a swindler" or one who "loves to be cunning, cunning (colloquial)".
- A rogue is a "sly, rogue person" (colloquial).
By the way, the noun itself “beast” is a vernacular word, as the explanatory dictionary indicates.
They don't swear like that anymore, because we use stronger expressions. And the word "beast" brings to mind not seminarians and vernacular, but rather the philosophy of Nietzsche. Life, like time, tends to joke with people and words.
Synonyms and sentences
Although the word is not outdated, it is rather strange for the modern ear, so it would be nice to know about synonyms for the meaning of the word "beast":
- fraudster;
- crook;
- rogue;
- rogue;
- scoundrel.
Of course, there are other replacements, but these will suffice for a general idea. One way or another, the general tone of nouns that are ready to lend a shoulder to the object of study is easily captured. And yes, beforeonly one thing is worth saying with sentences: a beast is a word of a general gender. Consider this detail on the example of sentences:
- What a beast! First she fooled my uncle, and then she managed to leave me without an inheritance at all! What can I say, well done!
- Pyotr Ivanovich's purse was cut in the tram, that is, stolen. And he had only one thing left to say: “The damned beast!”
- If you are called a "beast", then perhaps not everything is so bad. Maybe you are smarter than those who resent you.
I must say that some dictionaries indicate that the gender of a noun is feminine. But Ozhegov's explanatory dictionary insists on the legitimacy of using the word in two genders. So the question of what a beast is is not as difficult as later to understand with what ending to coordinate it. It seems that an authoritative source can be trusted, so let's say: gender is common. The rest of the information should not raise any questions: it is unambiguous.
