brunet
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noun \brü-ˈnet\Definition of BRUNET
: a person having brown or black hair and often a relatively dark complexion —spelled brunet when used of a boy or man and usually brunette when used of a girl or woman
Variants of BRUNET
bru·net or bru·nette \brü-ˈnet\
First Known Use of BRUNET
circa 1539
Rhymes with BRUNET
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2brunet
adjectiveDefinition of BRUNET
: of a dark brown or black color <brunet hair>; also : having brunet hair <a brunet woman> —spelled brunet when used of a boy or man and usually brunette when used of a girl or woman
See Variants of BRUNET
brunet or brunette
Examples of BRUNET
- <a brunette woman who favored dark red lipstick>
Origin of BRUNET
French brunet, masculine, brunette, feminine, brownish, from Old French, from brun brown, from Medieval Latin brunus, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German brūn brown
First Known Use: 1709
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