Although there is some debate over this, the Oxford Dictionary definition of brunette is: noun: a woman or girl with dark brown hair. Thus, brunette includes the range of hair colors from brown to black. There is no specific and separate term for someone with black hair.

Is black hair actually brown?

Black hair is most common in Asia and Africa. ... Hair is naturally reflective, so black hair is not completely dark in bright light. However, the darkest shade will not have a warm, neutral tone but a sheen which can seem almost blue, like the iridescence of a raven's wing; hence, sometimes referred to as raven-black.

Why is brown hair called brunette?

The term brunette is the feminine form of the French word brunet, which is a diminutive form of brun meaning "brown/brown-haired", the feminine of which is brune. All of these terms ultimately derive from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhrūn- "brown, grey".