I. noun or brunette a person having brown or black hair and often a relatively dark complexion — spelled brunet when used of a boy or man and usually brunette when used of a girl or woman II. adjective or brunette 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 brūn brown of a dark brown or black color Example: brunet hair; also having brunet hair Example: a brunet woman — spelled brunet when used of a boy or man and usually brunette when used of a girl or woman