Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable, rare)Of a man's or boy's hair: brown or dark brown.

    marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes

  2. (not comparable, rare)Of a man or boy, having brown or dark brown hair.

Origin

From French brunet. Compare also Middle English brunet, burnet (“brown”), from Old French

From French brunet. Compare also Middle English brunet, burnet (“brown”), from Old French brunet, which is the same word.

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes:brunette

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Derivedbrunetness

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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