brunette
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French brunette, the feminine form of brunet, from brun (“brown”). Doublet of burnet.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /bɹuˈnɛt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɹuːnɛt/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: bru‧nette
- Rhymes: -ɛt
Adjective
editbrunette (not comparable)
- (of hair) Of a brown color or tone.
- (of a person) Having brown hair.
Translations
edithaving brown hair
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Noun
editbrunette (plural brunettes)
- A person, especially female, with brown hair.
Derived terms
editTranslations
edita person, especially female, with brown hair
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See also
editAnagrams
editDanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French brunette, the feminine form of brunet, from brun (“brown”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbrunette c (singular definite brunetten, plural indefinite brunetter)
- brunette (a girl or woman with brown or black hair)
Inflection
editDeclension 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
editDutch
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French brunette.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbrunette f (plural brunettes or brunetten, diminutive brunetje n or brunettetje n)
- brunette (brown-haired or dark-haired female)
Descendants
edit- Afrikaans: brunet
Adjective
editbrunette
French
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editbrunette f (plural brunettes)
Further reading
edit- “brunette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
editNoun
editbrunette f
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editNoun
editbrunette f or m (definite singular brunetta or brunetten, indefinite plural brunetter, definite plural brunettene)
- a brunette (woman or girl with dark brown hair)
References
edit- “brunette” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editNoun
editbrunette f (definite singular brunetta, indefinite plural brunetter, definite plural brunettene)
- a brunette (as above)
References
edit- “brunette” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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