brunette

• brunet (rare)

Borrowed from French brunette, the feminine form of brunet, from brun (“brown”). Doublet of burnet.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /bɹuˈnɛt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bɹuːnɛt/

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• Hyphenation: bru‧nette
• Rhymes: -ɛt

brunette (not comparable)

1. (of hair, eyes, skin, etc.) Of a dark color or tone.
2. (of a person) Having brown or black hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.

brunette (plural brunettes)

1. A person, especially female, with brown or black hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.

• blonde
• noirette

• Buettner, Burnette

Borrowed from French brunette, the feminine form of brunet, from brun (“brown”).

• IPA^(key): /brunɛtə/, [b̥ʁuˈnɛd̥ə]

brunette c (singular definite brunetten, plural indefinite brunetter)

1. brunette (a girl or woman with brown or black hair)

• blondine ("blonde", a blond female)

• bruinet (archaic)
• bruinette (archaic)
• brunet

Borrowed from French brunette.

• IPA^(key): /ˌbryˈnɛ.tə/

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• Hyphenation: bru‧net‧te
• Rhymes: -ɛtə

brunette f (plural brunettes or brunetten, diminutive brunetje n or brunettetje n)

1. brunette (brown-haired or dark-haired female)

• Afrikaans: brunet

brunette

1. inflection of brunet:
   1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
   2. definite neuter singular attributive
   3. plural attributive
2. Dated form of brunet.

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brunette f (plural brunettes)

1. brunette

• “brunette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

brunette f

1. plural of brunetta

From French brunette.

brunette f or m (definite singular brunetta or brunetten, indefinite plural brunetter, definite plural brunettene)

1. a brunette (woman or girl with dark brown hair)

• “brunette” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From French brunette.

brunette f (definite singular brunetta, indefinite plural brunetter, definite plural brunettene)

1. a brunette (as above)

• “brunette” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.