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

adjective

1. dark brown

   brunette hair

Other Words From

• bru·netteness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of brunette¹

1705–15; < French; feminine of brunet

Word History and Origins

Origin of brunette¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Salon

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.

From BBC

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

A willowy brunette with high sculpted cheekbones and penetrating eyes that seemed capable of looking right through you, she was a screen goddess who wielded a thoughtfulness that held the world at arm’s length, or farther.

From New York Times