brunette
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French brunette, the feminine form of brunet, from brun (“brown”). Doublet of burnet.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: bru‧nette
- Rhymes: -ɛt
Adjective
brunette (not comparable)
- (of hair, eyes, skin, etc.) of a dark color or tone.
- (of a person) having brown or black hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.
Translations
(of hair, eyes, skin, etc.) Of a dark color or tone
Having brown or black hair
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Having dark eyes and darkish or olive skin
Noun
brunette (plural brunettes)
- A person, especially female, with brown or black hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.
See also
Translations
A person, especially female, with brown or black hair
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A person, especially female, with dark eyes and darkish or olive skin
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from French brunette, the feminine form of brunet, from brun (“brown”).
Pronunciation
Noun
brunette c (singular definite brunetten, plural indefinite brunetter)
- brunette (a girl or woman with brown or black hair)
Inflection
Declension of brunette
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | brunette | brunetten | brunetter | brunetterne |
genitive | brunettes | brunettens | brunetters | brunetternes |
See also
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French brunette.
Pronunciation
Noun
brunette f (plural brunettes or brunetten, diminutive brunetje n or brunettetje n)
- brunette (brown-haired or dark-haired female)
Descendants
- Afrikaans: brunet
Adjective
brunette
- (deprecated template usage) Inflected form of brunet
- Dated form of brunet.
Italian
Noun
brunette f
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
brunette f or m (definite singular brunetta or brunetten, indefinite plural brunetter, definite plural brunettene)
- a brunette (woman or girl with dark brown hair)
References
- “brunette” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
brunette f (definite singular brunetta, indefinite plural brunetter, definite plural brunettene)
- a brunette (as above)
References
- “brunette” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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