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brunet

Other forms: brunets

Definitions of brunet
  1. noun
    a person with dark (brown) hair
    synonyms: brunette
  2. adjective
    marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes
    synonyms: brunette
    adust
    burned brown by the sun
    bronzed, suntanned, tanned
    (of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun
    brown, browned
    (of skin) deeply suntanned
    dark
    brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)
    black-haired, brown-haired, dark-haired
    having hair of a dark color
    dark-skinned, dusky, swart, swarthy
    naturally having skin of a dark color
    grizzled
    having dark hairs mixed with grey or white
    nutbrown
    of the color of nuts
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    antonyms:
    blond
    being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes
    ash-blonde, platinum-blonde, towheaded
    of hair color; whitish
    fair, fairish
    (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored
    flaxen, sandy
    of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
    nordic
    resembling peoples of Scandinavia
    redheaded
    having red hair and usually fair skin
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