brunette

bru·nette | \ brü-ˈnet

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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

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 There’s a new mascot on the game’s cover, too: the brunet Ms. Monopoly, niece of the dapper, top-hat-wearing Mr. Monopoly (also known as Rich Uncle Pennybags). — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, "Ms. Monopoly is here. Psst: A woman invented the game in the first place," 10 Sep. 2019 The petite, brown-eyed brunet, a talented dancer since childhood, was already a familiar face on stage and film. — Scott Harrison, latimes.com, "From the Archives: Standard Airlines crash survivor Caren Marsh-Doll keeps dancing," 12 July 2019 Ruth and Debbie could be just two odd-couple sides of the same coin, the brunet craftsman with highbrow directorial aspirations and her blond producer pal working cocktail meetings with slithery moneymen. — Darren Franich, EW.com, "GLOW's Alison Brie and Betty Gilpin are one of the best TV duos of the decade — here's why," 19 July 2019 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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“Brunette.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brunette. Accessed 20 January 2020.

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