Blonde, Brunette, or Redhead

[dechirico7]

Red head.

[joy_division]

OK, I'm confused. There isn't a brunnete, but a black haired/raven girl. So why are people picking brunette?!

[VinReaper]

Originally Posted by joy_division

OK, I'm confused. There isn't a brunnete, but a black haired/raven girl. So why are people picking brunette?!

Brunette is both black and brown hair.

brunette (bruːˈnɛt)
— n
1. a girl or woman with dark brown hair

— adj
2. dark brown: brunette hair

[C17: from French, feminine of brunet dark, brownish, from brun brown, of Germanic origin; see brown ]


bru·nette
   /bruˈnɛt/ Show Spelled[broo-net] Show IPA
–adjective
1.
(of hair, eyes, skin, etc.) of a dark color or tone.
2.
(of a person) having dark hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.
–noun
3.
a person, esp. a female, with such coloration.
Use brunette in a Sentence
See images of brunette
Search brunette on the Web
Origin:
1705–15; < F; fem. of brunet

—Related forms
bru·nette·ness, noun

Sorry! I couldn't help myself!

VR

[joy_division]

Originally Posted by VinReaper

Brunette is both black and brown hair.

brunette (bruːˈnɛt)
— n
1. a girl or woman with dark brown hair

— adj
2. dark brown: brunette hair

[C17: from French, feminine of brunet dark, brownish, from brun brown, of Germanic origin; see brown ]


bru·nette
   /bruˈnɛt/ Show Spelled[broo-net] Show IPA
–adjective
1.
(of hair, eyes, skin, etc.) of a dark color or tone.
2.
(of a person) having dark hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin.
–noun
3.
a person, esp. a female, with such coloration.
Use brunette in a Sentence
See images of brunette
Search brunette on the Web
Origin:
1705–15; < F; fem. of brunet

—Related forms
bru·nette·ness, noun

Sorry! I couldn't help myself!

VR

nope, brunette is brown. It's virtually spelled out in the word for you. And the point of your search? All it does is back up my claim

[VinReaper]

Originally Posted by joy_division

nope, brunette is brown. It's virtually spelled out in the word for you. And the point of your search? All it does is back up my claim

It actually backs up both of our claims!

If you read this portion of the definition. It is what I am referring.

2. (of a person) having dark hair and, often, dark eyes and darkish or olive skin. –noun

And the word in French means brown I agree! But in English colloquially it means the both brown and black.

Especially here in the states!



VR

[joy_division]

yeah well, in the States you can't even spell colour properly, so forgive me if I don't hold American English to a very high standard

[MONSTER]

Originally Posted by joy_division

yeah well, in the States you can't even spell colour properly, so forgive me if I don't hold American English to a very high standard

Its statements like this that makes me glad we declared our independence.

[VinReaper]

Originally Posted by joy_division

yeah well, in the States you can't even spell colour properly, so forgive me if I don't hold American English to a very high standard

Says the man in the country with the worst and hardest to understand accent in the world!



Just busting your chops!

VR

[VaultMan]

Need a poll here...

[VinReaper]

Originally Posted by VaultMan

Need a poll here...

Don't bring the Polish into this now!







J/K

And I know it would be spelled Pol! LOL!

VR