adj, name, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A man or boy with brown or dark brown hair. rare
2. 2
   a person with dark (brown) hair wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Of a man's or boy's hair: brown or dark brown. not-comparable, rare
2. 2
   Of a man or boy, having brown or dark brown hair. not-comparable, rare

Adjective

1. 1
   marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from French.

Synonyms

All synonyms

adustash blondauburn-hairedbeigeblackblack haired

Antonyms

All antonyms

blond

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French brunet. Compare also Middle English brunet, burnet (“brown”), from Old French brunet, which is the same word.

Etymology 2

French Brunet

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