brunette
English
Alternative forms
- brunet (rare)
Etymology
Borrowed from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), the feminine form of brunet, from brun (“brown”). Doublet of burnet.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɹuˈnɛt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɹuːnɛt/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Hyphenation: bru‧nette
- Rhymes: -ɛt
Adjective
brunette (not comparable)
- (of hair, eyes, skin, etc.) Of a dark color or tone.
- (of a person) Having brown or black hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.
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Noun
brunette (plural brunettes)
- A person, especially female, with brown or black hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.
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Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), the feminine form of brunet, from brun (“brown”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brunɛtə/, [b̥ʁuˈnɛd̥ə]
Noun
brunette c (singular definite brunetten, plural indefinite brunetter)
- Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) (a girl or woman with brown or black hair)
Inflection
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | brunetten | brunetter | brunetterne |
| genitive | brunettes | brunettens | brunetters | brunetternes |
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbryˈnɛ.tə/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: bru‧net‧te
- Rhymes: -ɛtə
Noun
brunette f (plural brunettes or brunetten, diminutive brunetje n or brunettetje n)
- Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) (brown-haired or dark-haired female)
Descendants
- Afrikaans: brunet
French
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
brunette f (plural brunettes)
- Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Further reading
- “brunette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).
Noun
brunette f or m (definite singular brunetta or brunetten, indefinite plural brunetter, definite plural brunettene)
- a Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) (woman or girl with dark brown hair)
References
- “brunette” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).
Noun
brunette f (definite singular brunetta, indefinite plural brunetter, definite plural brunettene)
- a Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) (as above)
References
- “brunette” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.