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brunette

[ broo-net ]

adjective

  1. (of hair, eyes, skin, etc.) of a dark color or tone.
  2. (of a person) having dark hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.


noun

  1. a person, especially a female, with such coloration.

brunette

/ bruːˈnɛt /

noun

  1. a girl or woman with dark brown hair
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. dark brown

    brunette hair

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • bru·netteness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of brunette1

1705–15; < French; feminine of brunet
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Word History and Origins

Origin of brunette1

C17: from French, feminine of brunet dark, brownish, from brun brown, of Germanic origin; see brown
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Example Sentences

He met his wife, Mary Lou, in 1956, brunette and pretty, wearing bobby socks at a fraternity mixer at Michigan State.

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This advice is very similar to what the experts told the two men struggling to find their wives attractive because they aren't petite or brunette.

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I watched in bewilderment as he walked onto the floor to introduce himself to a beautiful brunette in a red dress.

Their brunette hair had been dyed platinum blonde to eerily match Torres’.

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Their long, wavy brunette hair is styled the same.

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