brunette
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed 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 edit
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 edit
having brown or black hair
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Noun edit
brunette (plural brunettes)
- A person, especially female, with brown or black hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.
Translations edit
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 also edit
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French brunette, the feminine form of brunet, from brun (“brown”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
brunette c (singular definite brunetten, plural indefinite brunetter)
- brunette (a girl or woman with brown or black hair)
Inflection edit
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 edit
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French brunette.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
brunette f (plural brunettes or brunetten, diminutive brunetje n or brunettetje n)
- brunette (brown-haired or dark-haired female)
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: brunet
Adjective edit
brunette
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
brunette f (plural brunettes)
Further reading edit
- “brunette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Noun edit
brunette f
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
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 edit
- “brunette” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
brunette f (definite singular brunetta, indefinite plural brunetter, definite plural brunettene)
- a brunette (as above)
References edit
- “brunette” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.