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brunet

/bɹuˈnɛt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables
brunet
IPA
/bɹuˈnɛt/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a man's or boy's hair: brown or dark brown.

adj

Of a man or boy, having brown or dark brown hair.

noun

A man or boy with brown or dark brown hair.

name

A surname from French.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /bɹuˈnɛt/
  • British English: /bɹuːˈnɛt/

Inflected Forms

brunets (plural)

Derived Forms

brunetness

Frequently Paired Words

Brunett Brunette

Synonyms

brunette

Homonyms

brunette

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce brunet?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɹuˈnɛt/.
What does brunet mean?
Of a man's or boy's hair: brown or dark brown.
Where does brunet come from?
It is traced to French.

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