brunette

noun

bru·nette | \ brü-ˈnet

variants: or less commonly brunet

Definition of brunette

(Entry 1 of 2)

: a person having brown hair —usually used of a woman or girl and usually spelled brunette in that use —when used of a man or boy usually spelled brunet

brunette

adjective

variants: or less commonly brunet

Definition of brunette (Entry 2 of 2)

: of a dark brown color brunette hair also : having brunette hair a brunette woman —usually used of a woman or girl and usually spelled brunette in that use —when used of a man or boy usually spelled brunet

Examples of brunette in a Sentence

Adjective

a brunette woman who favored dark red lipstick

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

The first models, which were blond and brunet, flew off the shelves when they were released in 1959, despite warnings from her male colleagues that a doll with breasts would never sell. — Lorraine Ali, latimes.com, "The creators of 'Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie' on remaking America's doll just before #MeToo," 27 Apr. 2018 Now, however, Niall is officially a full brunet, as proven by his appearance this week at an event in London. — Eliza Thompson, Seventeen, "Niall Horan Finally Becomes the Brunette He Was Born to Be," 27 Jan. 2017 The women in his life run the gamut: blond, brunet, young, old, underdressed, undressed, sane and rather less so. — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, "Movie Review: ‘My Golden Days’," 17 Mar. 2016

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