| Main Entry: | brunette/brunet |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dark hair and/or skin |
Synonyms: |
bistered, brown, dusky, pigmented, swart, swarthy, tanned, tawny |
Antonyms: |
blond/blonde |
| Main Entry: | brunette |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dark |
Synonyms: |
bistered, brown, brunet, dusky, pigmented, swart, swarthy, tanned, tawny |
| Notes: | brunet(te) is seldom applied to males; brunette is a diminutive of French brun 'brown' |
Antonyms: |
blond, blonde |
| Main Entry: | dark |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shaded complexion, hair |
Synonyms: |
adumbral, bistered, black, brunet, brunette, dark-complexioned, dark-skinned, dusky, ebon, ebony, sable, swart, swarthy, tan |
Antonyms: |
light |
| Main Entry: | dusky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dark-hued; murky |
Synonyms: |
adusk, bistered, bleak, brunette, caliginous, cheerless, cloudy, crepuscular, dark, dark-complexioned, darkish, desolate, dim, dismal, dull, funereal, gloomy, joyless, lightless, obscure, overcast, sable, shadowy, shady, swart, swarthy, tenebrous, twilight, twilit, unilluminated, veiled |
Antonyms: |
bright, clear, light |
| Main Entry: | brunet |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dark |
Synonyms: |
brunette, dusky, olive-skinned, swarthy, tanned |
| Notes: | brunet(te) is seldom applied to males; brunette is a diminutive of French brun 'brown' |