brunette
AdjektivSubstantivin Dialogen belegt
- Vereinigtes Königreich//bɹuːˈnɛt//
- Vereinigte Staaten//bɹuˈnɛt//
Of a brown color or tone.
Adjektiv
- 1
Of a brown color or tone.
- 2
veraltendOf a brown color or tone. Of a dark brown color or tone.
Frosting and Tipping of your hair is for winter hi-fashion. It adds hi-lights to any brunette or brownette hair, softens the looks and adds body to the hair.
Hey, kiddies, Christopher Reeves,^([sic]) who has dark brunette locks whilst winging through the air as “Superman,” has light brownette hair in person.
I originally had very dark brunette hair but I have been going gray for years. […] I have my hair colored brownette with blonde highlights.
- 3
Having brown hair.
- 4
veraltendHaving brown hair. Having dark brown hair.
The survey asked for preferences in smoking and drinking, and whether they preferred blonde, brunette, or red-haired or brownette women as dates.
MAX FACTOR ★ HOLLYWOOD has created these luxurious Gift Sets in Color Harmony shades for blonde, brownette, brunette or red-head types. Every woman is interested in the gift which will reveal her individual loveliness.
And 70 per cent of American women are naturally brunette or brownette; […]
Herkunft
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-? Proto-Germanic *brūnaz Frankish *brūnbor. Old French brun Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French brunet Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -am Old French -e Old French brunete French brunettebor. English brunette Borrowed from French brunette, the feminine form of brunet, from brun (“brown”). Doublet of burnet.
Substantiv
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A person, especially female, with brown hair.
The housekeeper, a very decorative brunette of thirty-five with a pseudo-English accent, greeted him with a mixture of grateful effusion and condescending patronage.
Brownheads or brunettes use a darker red than blondes and redheads.
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veraltendA person, especially female, with brown hair. A person, especially female, with dark brown hair.
FOR THE BLONDE. . . […] FOR THE BROWNETTE. . . […] FOR THE REDETTE. . . […] FOR THE BRUNETTE. . . whose coloring is accented with nationally known Barbara Gould beauty aids— […]
The models were very attractive indeed (blondes, brunettes, brownettes but no redettes) but on the slim side.
I’m thankful for brunettes. And brownettes. And redettes. And blondettes.
Formen
- Plural
- brunettes