brunette
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French brunette, the feminine form of brunet, from brun (“brown”). Doublet of burnet.
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɹuˈnɛt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɹuːnɛt/
Audio (UK) (file) - Hyphenation: bru‧nette
- Rhymes: -ɛt
AdjectiveEdit
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.
TranslationsEdit
having brown or black hair
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Having dark eyes and darkish or olive skin
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NounEdit
brunette (plural brunettes)
- A person, especially female, with brown or black hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.
TranslationsEdit
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
See alsoEdit
AnagramsEdit
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French brunette, the feminine form of brunet, from brun (“brown”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
brunette c (singular definite brunetten, plural indefinite brunetter)
- brunette (a girl or woman with brown or black hair)
InflectionEdit
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 alsoEdit
DutchEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French brunette.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
brunette f (plural brunettes or brunetten, diminutive brunetje n or brunettetje n)
- brunette (brown-haired or dark-haired female)
DescendantsEdit
- Afrikaans: brunet
AdjectiveEdit
brunette
- Inflected form of brunet
- Dated form of brunet.
FrenchEdit
NounEdit
brunette f (plural brunettes)
Further readingEdit
- “brunette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
ItalianEdit
NounEdit
brunette f
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
brunette f or m (definite singular brunetta or brunetten, indefinite plural brunetter, definite plural brunettene)
- a brunette (woman or girl with dark brown hair)
ReferencesEdit
- “brunette” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
brunette f (definite singular brunetta, indefinite plural brunetter, definite plural brunettene)
- a brunette (as above)
ReferencesEdit
- “brunette” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.