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brunet.

Of a man's or boy's hair: brown or dark brown.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/bɹuˈnɛt/General-American/bɹuːˈnɛt/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Of a man's or boy's hair: brown or dark brown.

    not-comparable · rare
  2. Of a man or boy, having brown or dark brown hair.

    not-comparable · rare
Where this word comes from

From French brunet. Compare also Middle English brunet, burnet (“brown”), from Old French brunet, which is the same word.

noun/bɹuˈnɛt/General-American/bɹuːˈnɛt/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A man or boy with brown or dark brown hair.

    rare
Where this word comes from

From French brunet. Compare also Middle English brunet, burnet (“brown”), from Old French brunet, which is the same word.

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