brunette

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noun

bru·​nette brü-ˈnet 

variants or less commonly brunet

: 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

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adjective

variants or less commonly brunet

: 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

Synonyms of brunette

Adjective

• dark
• black
• swarthy

Examples of brunette in a Sentence

Adjective

two of the kids were brunette like their mom

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Four of them were females with brunette hair and brown eyes, the same as his mother. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Bieber has gravitated towards a coppery-brunette hue in recent years. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 19 Sep. 2026

Adjective

Stalter kept the statuesque theme going with her beauty look, using Amika products to style her normally brunette locks in a structured golden updo that was slicked away from her face and featured tight curls at the top. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 14 Sep. 2026

Aligning with the party's all-white dress code, the brunette woman hanging out with the former Yankees player wore a short, white dress with an open back. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

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

Noun

circa 1539, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1709, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for brunette

• abet
• asset
• baguette
• banquette
• barbette
• beget
• beset
• binet
• briquette
• brunet
• burette
• cadet