[syn: brunet, brunette]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
brunette
adj 1: marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or
skin or eyes; "a brunette beauty" [syn: brunet,
brunette] [ant: blond, blonde, light-haired]
n 1: a person with dark (brown) hair [syn: brunet, brunette]