Are you considered a brunette if you have black hair?

Question

I am a black woman, does that mean i am a brunette? i thought brunette was for people with brown hair

Sherri- I am most certain, i told you i am black

Answer 1

Yes, brunette means a person having dark color hair. Brown comes in many shades from the lightest to the darkest so if you are in that range you are a brunette. Nobody truly has black hair, it is just a deep rich shade of brown. So, yes you are a raven hair(dark brunette) African American. BTW: Sherri their are African American women who have natural blond and red hair.

Answer 2

I've always considered "brunette" to mean brown hair, but there are also different shades of brown to consider. You can choose where to draw the line between brown and black.

Answer 3

As far as I know, being brunette means to have brown hair.
But, looking on Wikipedia, I guess I was mistaken to some degree. It says: Brunette is the feminine of French brunet, which is a diminutive of brun, brune, meaning brown or dark-haired, ultimately from Latin brunus (brown). It therefore means "little brown-haired girl", but in English usage it has largely lost the diminutive meaning, and simply refers to any dark-haired girl or woman (which is simply brune in French). Brunette in common usage refers to dark brown or black hair, but especially dark brown hair. It describes a woman or girl having dark or relatively dark hair. Some people disagree over whether light brown or black hair counts as brunette, though the use of the term to cover a wide range of non-blond(e) and non-red shades of hair is fairly widespread. Some people use the word brunet(te) to simply refer to having brown hair. Women with lighter

Answer 4

I thought it meant to have dark hair

Answer 5

You sure youre not a blonde? Yes you are considered a brunette.

And you have never seen a blonde haired black girl?