Is a light or lighter shade of brown hair considered brunette?

There seems to be quite a bit of controversy as to whether a person with a light or lighter shade of brown hair is really a brunette or not. I think that brunette can probably apply to any shade of brown hair(esp. dark-brown) as well as black hair, or (at least) almost any shade brown, except for maybe a really light shade of brown hair which may actually be refered to as blond. Brunette seems to be more associated with having dark-brown or black hair, especially dark brown hair. I think medium brown hair should be able to be considered brunette because some dictionaries define brunette as having dark or relatively dark hair and medium brown hair is definitely relatively dark hair, but whether light brown hair is dark or relatively dark hair is probably more of a opinion. So, what does everyone think?

Is a light or lighter shade of brown hair considered brunette?

Since brunette comes from the French word for brown, I have always considered all shades of brown to be included in the definition. There is of course that nebulous area of "dirty blond" that could go either way. I actually have a little trouble calling those with black hair brunettes, because black is not brown, but we don't really have another word for them. This whole hair-color thing is basically a Caucasian issue, since we're the only ones with so much natural variation in hair color.

Is a light or lighter shade of brown hair considered brunette?

Any shade of brown is brunette.

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Jimmy

Is a light or lighter shade of brown hair considered brunette?

Sweetie? If it doesn't look yellow? It's brunette! LOL!

Is a light or lighter shade of brown hair considered brunette?

BRUNETTES ARE ALWAYS LIGHTER FROM TOP AND HEAVY FROM BOTTOM...

Is a light or lighter shade of brown hair considered brunette?

i think any shade of brown is considered a burnette weather it be a light brown or a dark brown

Is a light or lighter shade of brown hair considered brunette?

Brunette is actually any shade of brown from lt. brown to deep brown. Black is not considered to be brunette. I have brunette hair (although I call it "otter-coloured") that was very light when I was younger and is now trending darker with a well endowed silvery undercoat. Dictionaries are excellent things but colours usually go on personal choice.