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adjective devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
adjective (used of color) having a dark hue
adjective brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)
originFrom darker, perhaps a nickname for a person with very dark hair or complexion or an occupational surname for someone who darkened leather.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0