brown-haired

Thân thiện

A brown-haired girl reads a book in the library.

Definition

1. Adjective: Having hair that is brown in color.

Usage

• This adjective is used to describe a person whose hair is brown.
• It is typically placed before the noun it modifies.
• It is a compound adjective formed from "brown" and "haired."

Examples

• The brown-haired boy was playing in the park.
• She is a talented brown-haired actress.
• I saw a brown-haired woman waiting at the bus stop.

Advanced Usage

• While "brown-haired" is standard, in more descriptive or literary contexts, synonyms like "brunette" (for women/girls) or "brunet" (for men/boys) are often used.
• The term can be hyphenated ("brown-haired") when used as an adjective before a noun. When used after a linking verb (like "is"), it is sometimes written without a hyphen (e.g., "Her hair is brown haired"), though the hyphenated form is more common and standard in attributive position.

Variants and Related Words

• Brunette/Brunet: A noun or adjective for a person, especially a woman (brunette) or man (brunet), with brown hair.
• Dark-haired: An adjective describing someone with hair of a dark color, which can include dark brown, black, or very dark auburn.
• Brown: The base color adjective.

Synonyms

• Brunette (for females)
• Brunet (for males)
• Dark-haired (when the brown is a dark shade)

Antonyms

• Blond/Blonde (having light-colored hair)
• Red-haired (having red hair)
• Fair-haired (having light-colored hair)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having hair of a dark color
   • a dark-haired beauty

Từ đồng nghĩa

• dark-haired
• black-haired