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brunette
(US also brunet)
• noun a woman or girl with dark brown hair.
— ORIGIN from French brun ‘brown’.

blond(e)
IN BRIEF: n. - A light grayish yellow to near white; A person with fair skin and hair adj. - Being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes.

Tutor's tip: A "blond" is a yellow-haired male, while a "blonde" is a yellow-haired female.


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The trousers may be girls', but they are not.

on 2007-06-22 12:26 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] omgimnaked.livejournal.com
I always forget which blond is correct. At least I know there's a difference? lol...

on 2007-06-22 12:31 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] omgimnaked.livejournal.com
I don't tend to use those kinds of descriptions anyway, so I guess I'm clear lol

on 2007-06-22 03:38 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] hiddenmuse.livejournal.com
Thank you!

That always drove me nuts - although, to be honest, I didn't realize that there was a masculine form of "brunette". :-/

on 2007-06-22 06:52 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] rosiedoes.livejournal.com
That's because there isn't. Americans just spell it wrong! XD

on 2007-06-25 01:02 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] sassygirl.livejournal.com
Huh, I always thought Blonde was the UK spelling and Blond was US spelling. Whoops. Learn something new every day!

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