Brunette vs. Brown

Brunette vs. Brown — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Brunette and Brown

Brunetteadjective

(of hair, eyes, skin, etc.) of a dark color or tone.

Brownnoun

A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.

The browns and greens in this painting give it a nice woodsy feel.

Brunetteadjective

(of a person) having brown or black hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.

Brownnoun

One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 4 points.

Brunettenoun

A person, especially female, with brown or black hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.

Brownnoun

(uncountable) Black tar heroin.

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Brunettenoun

a person with dark (brown) hair

Brownnoun

A person of Middle Eastern, Latino or South Asian descent; a brown-skinned person; someone of mulatto or biracial appearance.

Brunetteadjective

marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes;

a brunette beauty

Brownadjective

Having a brown colour.

Brownadjective

(obsolete) Gloomy.

Brownadjective

(sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin.

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Brownverb

(intransitive) To become brown.

Fry the onions until they brown.

Brownverb

To cook something until it becomes brown.

Brown the onions in a large frying pan.

Brownverb

To tan.

Light-skinned people tend to brown when exposed to the sun.

Brownverb

(transitive) To make brown or dusky.

Brownverb

(transitive) To give a bright brown colour to, as to gun barrels, by forming a thin coating of oxide on their surface.

Brownverb

To turn progressively more Middle Eastern, Hispanic or Latino, in the context of the population of a geographic region.

the browning of America

Brownnoun

an orange of low brightness and saturation

Brownnoun

Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)

Brownnoun

abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1858)

Brownnoun

a university in Rhode Island

Brownverb

fry in a pan until it changes color;

brown the meat in the pan

Brownadjective

of a color similar to that of wood or earth