Brunt vs Brunet - What's the difference?
brunt | brunet |
The full adverse effects of; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event.
* 2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/nyregion/new-jersey-continues-to-cope-with-hurricane-sandy.html?hp]," New York Times (retrieved 31 October 2012):
The major part of; the bulk.
* If you feel tired of walking, just think of the poor donkey who has carried the brunt of our load.
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(rare) Of a man's or boy's hair, brown or black hair.
(rare) Of a man or boy, having brown or black hair.
As nouns the difference between brunt and brunet
is that brunt is the full adverse effects of; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event while brunet is (rare) a man or boy with brown or black hair.As an adjective brunet is
(rare) of a man's or boy's hair, brown or black hair.brunt
English
Noun
(en noun)- Unfortunately, poor areas such as those in New Orleans bore the brunt of Hurricane Katrina's winds.
- Though the storm raged up the East Coast, it has become increasingly apparent that New Jersey took the brunt of it.