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brunette.

Of a brown color or tone.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/bɹuˈnɛt/General-American/bɹuːˈnɛt/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Of a brown color or tone.

    especially · not-comparable
  2. Of a brown color or tone. Of a dark brown color or tone.

    dated · especially · not-comparable
  3. Having brown hair.

    especially · feminine · not-comparable
  4. Having brown hair. Having dark brown hair.

    dated · especially · feminine · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-? Proto-Germanic *brūnaz Frankish *brūnbor. Old French brun Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French brunet Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -am Old French -e Old French brunete French brunettebor. English brunette Borrowed from French brunette, the feminine form of brunet, from brun (“brown”). Doublet of burnet.

noun/bɹuˈnɛt/General-American/bɹuːˈnɛt/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A person, especially female, with brown hair.

  2. A person, especially female, with brown hair. A person, especially female, with dark brown hair.

    dated
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-? Proto-Germanic *brūnaz Frankish *brūnbor. Old French brun Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French brunet Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -am Old French -e Old French brunete French brunettebor. English brunette Borrowed from French brunette, the feminine form of brunet, from brun (“brown”). Doublet of burnet.

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