Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of a dark complexion or coloring.
- adjective Having dark brown or black hair or eyes.
- noun A person with dark brown hair.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective being or having dark-colored skin and hair; contrasted with
blond . - noun A girl or woman with a somewhat brown or dark complexion.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective rare Of a man's or boy's hair,
brown or black hair. - adjective rare Of a man or boy, having brown or black
hair . - noun rare A man or boy with brown or black hair.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person with dark (brown) hair
- adjective marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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To cover her head, she wore a sleek, short-cropped, brunet wig at the start of the evening and a longer one later, both styled by a Paul Mitchell expert.
For one cancer patient, it was a prom night to remember 2010
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The one who called himself Nathaniel was swarthy and handsome with dark, intense eyes and a spill of brunet hair over a pair of broad shoulders.
Surrender the Dark L. A. Banks 2011
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As it shattered, his long waves of brunet hair lifted from his shoulders on an unnatural wind.
Surrender the Dark L. A. Banks 2011
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Susie and Sara - both brunet and share a weird love hate relationship to Calvin and Jeremy not saying it all adds up 100% but every once in a while when i read Zits i think .... i bet this is Calvin 10 years later. steven
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As it shattered, his long waves of brunet hair lifted from his shoulders on an unnatural wind.
Surrender the Dark L. A. Banks 2011
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The one who called himself Nathaniel was swarthy and handsome with dark, intense eyes and a spill of brunet hair over a pair of broad shoulders.
Surrender the Dark L. A. Banks 2011
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The mannequin is dressed in brunet wig, glasses and a red business suit.
Archive 2008-10-01 Not a sheep 2008
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He turned his head farther, his brunet profile etched against the blue satin pillowcase the color of my eyes.
Silver Zombie Carole Nelson Douglas 2010
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Sheena stood screaming beside me, her blond hair flaring in the wind to show her brunet roots.
Silver Zombie Carole Nelson Douglas 2010
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Host Louise Roe -- a leggy, brunet, self-proclaimed fashion expert with a fabulous British accent -- is simply horrified by the spectacle.
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