adj. 1. being or having dark-colored skin and hair; contrasted with blond. [ Narrower terms: adust, sunburned burned brown by the sun; black, brown; black-haired, dark-haired; browned, suntanned, tanned; grizzled, roan; nutbrown ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. [ F. brunet, brunette, brownish, dim. of brun, brune, brown, fr. OHG. br&unr_;n. See Brown, a. ] A girl or woman with a somewhat brown or dark complexion. -- a. Having a dark tint. [ 1913 Webster ]