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BRUNETTE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person with dark (brown) hair

Synonyms:

brunet; brunette

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("brunette" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes

Example:

a brunette beauty

Synonyms:

brunet; brunette

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

adust (burned brown by the sun)

bronzed; suntanned; tanned ((of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun)

brown; browned ((of skin) deeply suntanned)

dark (brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes))

black-haired; brown-haired; dark-haired (having hair of a dark color)

dark-skinned; dusky; swart; swarthy (naturally having skin of a dark color)

grizzled (having dark hairs mixed with grey or white)

nutbrown (of the color of nuts)

Attribute:

complexion; skin color; skin colour (the coloring of a person's face)

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