Meaning & use

brunette

adjective·Everyday

Having brown hair, or, as a noun, a person, typically a woman, with brown hair.

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The brunette actress was cast in the role after dyeing her hair from blonde.

She has always been a brunette, though she occasionally highlights her hair for summer.

A note on using this word

Brunette traditionally describes women, while brunet is the less common masculine form for men with brown hair.

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blonde

Another way to use it

2. noun

A person, especially a woman, who has brown hair.

Three brunettes and one redhead posed together for the photograph.

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