n.
Variant: or brunette
Function: adjective
Etymology: French brunet, masculine, brunette, feminine, brownish, from Old French, from brun brown, from Medieval Latin brunus, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German br ū n brown
Date: 1709
: of a dark brown or black color < brunet hair> also : having brunet hair <a brunet woman> ― spelled brunet when used of a boy or man and usually brunette when used of a girl or woman