brunette

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: bru=nette

CIDE DICTIONARY

brunette, adj. 

 being or having dark-colored skin and hair; contrasted with blond.  [WordNet 1.5]

brunette, n. [F. brunet, brunette, brownish, dim. of brun, brune, brown, fr. OHG. brn. See Brown, a.].

 A girl or woman with a somewhat brown or dark complexion.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

brunette, n. & adj.
--n. a woman with dark brown hair.
--adj. (of a woman) having dark brown hair.

Etymology

F, fem. of brunet, dimin. of brun BROWN

ROGET THESAURUS

brunette

Brown

N brown, bister ocher, sepia, Vandyke brown, brown, bay, dapple, auburn, castaneous, chestnut, nut-brown, cinnamon, russet, tawny, fuscous, chocolate, maroon, foxy, tan, brunette, whitey brown, fawn-colored, snuff-colored, liver-colored, brown as a berry, brown as mahogany, brown as the oak leaves, khaki, sun-burnt, tanned.