Brunette

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  brunet \bru*net"\, Brunette \Bru*nette"\, adj.
     1. being or having dark-colored skin and hair; contrasted
        with {blond}. [Narrower terms: {adust, sunburned burned
        brown by the sun}; {black, brown}; {black-haired,
        dark-haired}; {browned, suntanned, tanned}; {grizzled,
        roan}; {nutbrown}]


        [WordNet 1.5] brunet

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  brunet \bru*net"\, Brunette \Bru*nette"\, n. [F. brunet,
     brunette, brownish, dim. of brun, brune, brown, fr. OHG.
     br?n. See {Brown}, a.]
     A girl or woman with a somewhat brown or dark complexion. --
     a. Having a dark tint.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  brunette
       adj : marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or
             skin or eyes; "a brunette beauty" [syn: {brunet}] [ant:
              {blond}]
       n : a person with dark (brown) hair [syn: {brunet}]