Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

redette

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-dette
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A red-haired person, especially a woman.

Example Sentences

"The chorus of three brunettes, two redettes and one blonde take care of the beauty angle on a smooth curve."
"FOR THE BLONDE. . . […] FOR THE BROWNETTE. . . […] FOR THE REDETTE. . . Your type is lovely with Du Barry’s Hypo-allergenic cosmetics— […] FOR THE BRUNETTE. . . […]"
"The models were very attractive indeed (blondes, brunettes, brownettes but no redettes) but on the slim side."
"I’m thankful for brunettes. And brownettes. And redettes. And blondettes."

Etymology

From red + -ette, after brunette.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: red

Inflected Forms

redettes (plural)

Synonyms

Red redhead ginger ginge ging ginger head ginger knob gingernut bloodnut carrots carrot top coppertop

Questions

What does redette mean?: A red-haired person, especially a woman.
Where does redette come from?: From red + -ette, after brunette.

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