brunette
[ broo-net ]
/ bruˈnɛt /
adjective
(of hair, eyes, skin, etc.) of a dark color or tone.
(of a person) having dark hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.
noun
a person, especially a female, with such coloration.
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Origin of brunette
1705–15; < French; feminine of brunet
OTHER WORDS FROM brunette
bru·nette·ness, nounWords nearby brunette
brunei, brunel, brunelleschi, brunet, brunetière, brunette, brunfelsia, brung, brunhild, brunizem, brunn's membrane
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brunette
/ (bruːˈnɛt) /
noun
a girl or woman with dark brown hair
adjective Also: brunet
dark brownbrunette hair
Word Origin for brunette
C17: from French, feminine of brunet dark, brownish, from brun brown, of Germanic origin; see brown
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