brunette

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: brunet

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a person with dark (brown) hairSynonyms: brunet

Adjective (1)

  1. marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes“a brunette beauty”Synonyms: brunet
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

brunet \bru*net"\, Brunette \Bru*nette"\, adj.

1.being or having dark-colored skin and hair; contrasted with blond. [Narrower terms: adust, sunburned burned brown by the sun; black, brown; black-haired, dark-haired; browned, suntanned, tanned; grizzled, roan; nutbrown] [WordNet 1.5] brunet

brunet \bru*net"\, Brunette \Bru*nette"\, n. [F. brunet, brunette, brownish, dim. of brun, brune, brown, fr. OHG. br?n. See Brown, a.] A girl or woman with a somewhat brown or dark complexion. -- a. Having a dark tint. [1913 Webster]
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