brunette

== English == === Alternative forms === brunet (rare, of a man or boy) === Etymology === Borrowed from French brunette, the feminine form of brunet, from brun (“brown”). Doublet of burnet. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /bɹuˈnɛt/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɹuːˈnɛt/ Hyphenation: bru‧nette Rhymes: -ɛt === Adjective === brunette (not comparable) (of hair) Of a brown color or tone. (of a person) Having brown hair. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === brunette (plural brunettes) A person, especially female, with brown hair. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === blonde noirette === Anagrams === Buettner, Burnette == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French brunette, the feminine form of brunet, from brun (“brown”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /brunɛtə/, [b̥ʁuˈnɛd̥ə] === Noun === brunette c (singular definite brunetten, plural indefinite brunetter) brunette (a girl or woman with brown or black hair) ==== Inflection ==== ==== See also ==== blondine ("blonde", a blond female) == Dutch == === Alternative forms === bruinet (archaic) bruinette (archaic) brunet === Etymology === Borrowed from French brunette. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌbryˈnɛ.tə/ Hyphenation: bru‧net‧te Rhymes: -ɛtə === Noun === brunette f (plural brunettes or brunetten, diminutive brunetje n or brunettetje n) brunette (brown-haired or dark-haired female) ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: brunet === Adjective === brunette inflection of brunet: masculine/feminine singular attributive definite neuter singular attributive plural attributive dated form of brunet == French == === Etymology === From Old French brunete, equivalent to brunet +‎ -e. === Pronunciation === === Noun === brunette f (plural brunettes) brunette Synonym: brune ==== Descendants ==== → English: brunette === Further reading === “brunette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Noun === brunette f plural of brunetta == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From French brunette. === Noun === brunette f or m (definite singular brunetta or brunetten, indefinite plural brunetter, definite plural brunettene) a brunette (woman or girl with dark brown hair) === References === “brunette” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From French brunette. === Noun === brunette f (definite singular brunetta, indefinite plural brunetter, definite plural brunettene) a brunette (as above) === References === “brunette” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.