brunette adj 1: marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes; "a brunette beauty" [syn: {brunet}, {brunette}] [ant: {blond}, {blonde}, {light-haired}] n 1: a person with dark (brown) hair [syn: {brunet}, {brunette}]
brunet \bru*net"\, Brunette \Bru*nette"\, adj. 1. being or having dark-colored skin and hair; contrasted with {blond}. [Narrower terms: {adust, sunburned burned brown by the sun}; {black, brown}; {black-haired, dark-haired}; {browned, suntanned, tanned}; {grizzled, roan}; {nutbrown}] [WordNet 1.5] brunet
brunet \bru*net"\, Brunette \Bru*nette"\, n. [F. brunet, brunette, brownish, dim. of brun, brune, brown, fr. OHG. br?n. See {Brown}, a.] A girl or woman with a somewhat brown or dark complexion. -- a. Having a dark tint. [1913 Webster]