brunette

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/bɹuˈnɛt/

adj 2noun 2name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

afraid, beautiful, cute, decorative, gorgeous, little, lovely, most

She was a beautiful brunette with long wavy hair and bright blue eyes.

VERB + BRUNETTE

love, met

I met a brunette at the coffee shop last Tuesday and we've been talking ever since.

BRUNETTE + NOUN

evening, freckles, girls, layla, movie, tania, workplace

The brunette girl with freckles sat nervously in the waiting room.

PREP.

in, on, with, with

She looked stunning in her brunette hair after the salon appointment yesterday.

ADV.

bubbly

The bubbly brunette laughed and danced at the party all night long.

Definitions

adj

Of a brown color or tone.

Having brown hair.

noun

A person, especially female, with brown hair.

And M. [Henri-François-Alphonse] Esquiros, in describing the Dutch generally, speaks of beauties both blondes and brunettes, ‘for black hair is not uncommon in the Netherlands.’ These words seem to imply that black hair does not preponderate; and, if not, there must be a marked difference between the Dutch and the English. Here again is confirmation of the opinion that the modern English are somewhat more dark-haired than the ancient Saxons.

The housekeeper, a very decorative brunette of thirty-five with a pseudo-English accent, greeted him with a mixture of grateful effusion and condescending patronage.

A person, especially female, with brown hair.

FOR THE BLONDE. . . […] FOR THE BROWNETTE. . . […] FOR THE REDETTE. . . […] FOR THE BRUNETTE. . . whose coloring is accented with nationally known Barbara Gould beauty aids— […]

The models were very attractive indeed (blondes, brunettes, brownettes but no redettes) but on the slim side.

name

A surname from French.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a person with dark (brown) hair

brunet

adjective — marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or sk

brunet

Antonyms

blond
blonde
light-haired

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Wiktionary

The housekeeper, a very decorative brunette of thirty-five with a pseudo-English accent, greeted him with a mixture of grateful effusion and condescending patronage.

Wiktionary

Brownheads or brunettes use a darker red than blondes and redheads.

Wiktionary

It is a toss-up whether the playboy will marry the blonde or the brunette; both girls are so beautiful.

Tatoeba · #68623

Wienczysława is the most beautiful brunette in the workplace.

Tatoeba · #919676

Is your wife a blonde or a brunette?

Tatoeba · #2260577

Usage Notes

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