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Definition of "brunette" []

  • Having dark or brown hair. (adjective)
  • A girl or woman with dark or brown hair. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "brunette" in a sentence
  • "The complexion of the former class is that which we call a brunette, and the skin is most delicately smooth and soft."
  • "Jacqueline Carey's books, when recently released in Japan, were printed with blonde chicks on the cover because apparently in Japan, even being a brunette is inadequate."
  • "The Southern-born brunette is giving love a second chance as she watches twenty-five hotties battle it out for her affection."