brunette

See also: Brunette, brünette, and Brünette

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), the feminine form of brunet, from brun (brown). Doublet of burnet.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /bɹuˈnɛt/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɹuːnɛt/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: bru‧nette
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Adjective

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.

Translations

Noun

brunette (plural brunettes)

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

Translations

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Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), the feminine form of brunet, from brun (brown).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brunɛtə/, [b̥ʁuˈnɛd̥ə]

Noun

brunette c (singular definite brunetten, plural indefinite brunetter)

  1. Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) (a girl or woman with brown or black hair)

Inflection

See also

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbryˈnɛ.tə/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: bru‧net‧te
  • Rhymes: -ɛtə

Noun

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

  1. Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) (brown-haired or dark-haired female)

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: brunet

Adjective

brunette

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

French

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

brunette f (plural brunettes)

  1. Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

Italian

Noun

brunette f

  1. plural of brunetta

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Noun

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

  1. a Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) (woman or girl with dark brown hair)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Noun

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

  1. a Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) (as above)

References

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