different between brunet vs brunette

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?t

Adjective

brunet (not comparable)

1. (rare) Of a man's or boy's hair: brown or black.
2. (rare) Of a man or boy, having brown or black hair.

Noun

brunet (plural brunets)

1. (rare) A man or boy with brown or black hair.

Usage notes

Brunet is the masculine form of brunette. It is rarely used.

Anagrams

• Burnet, Butner, beturn, bunter, burnet

Danish

Adjective

brunet

1. sugared, made brown

Inflection

Verb

brunet

1. past participle of brune

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bry?n?t/
• Hyphenation: bru?net
• Rhymes: -?t

Adjective

brunet (not comparable)

1. (now uncommon) brunette, having brown hair

Inflection

Noun

brunet f (plural brunetten, diminutive brunetje n)

1. Alternative form of brunette.

Middle English

Noun

brunet

1. Alternative form of burnet

Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bru.n?t/

Noun

brunet m pers (diminutive brunecik, feminine brunetka)

1. brunet (dark haired man)

Declension

Antonyms

• blondyn

Further reading

• brunet in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From French brunet.

Adjective

brunet m or n (feminine singular brunet?, masculine plural brune?i, feminine and neuter plural brunete)

1. brunette

Declension

Slovak

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?brunet]

Noun

brunet m

1. brunet (dark haired man)

Declension

Related terms

• bruneta
• brunetka

Further reading

• brunet in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

English

Alternative forms

• brunet

Etymology

Borrowed from French brunette, the feminine form of brunet, from brun (“brown”). Doublet of burnet.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /b?u?n?t/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /b?u?n?t/
• Hyphenation: bru?nette
• Rhymes: -?t

Adjective

brunette (not comparable)

1. (of hair, eyes, skin, etc.) of a dark color or tone.
2. (of a person) having brown or black hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.

Translations

Noun

brunette (plural brunettes)

1. A person, especially female, with brown or black hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.

See also

• blonde
• noirette

Translations

Anagrams

• Buettner, Burnette

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French brunette, the feminine form of brunet, from brun (“brown”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brun?t?/, [b??u?n?d??]

Noun

brunette c (singular definite brunetten, plural indefinite brunetter)

1. brunette (a girl or woman with brown or black hair)

Inflection

See also

• blondine ("blonde", a blond female)

Dutch

Alternative forms

• bruinet (archaic)
• bruinette (archaic)
• brunet

Etymology

Borrowed from French brunette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bry?n?.t?/
• Hyphenation: bru?net?te
• Rhymes: -?t?

Noun

brunette f (plural brunettes or brunetten, diminutive brunetje n or brunettetje n)

1. brunette (brown-haired or dark-haired female)

Descendants

• Afrikaans: brunet

Adjective

brunette

1. Inflected form of brunet
2. Dated form of brunet.

Italian

Noun

brunette f

1. plural of brunetta

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French brunette

Noun

brunette f or m (definite singular brunetta or brunetten, indefinite plural brunetter, definite plural brunettene)

1. a brunette (woman or girl with dark brown hair)

References

• “brunette” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French brunette

Noun

brunette f (definite singular brunetta, indefinite plural brunetter, definite plural brunettene)

1. a brunette (as above)

References

• “brunette” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.