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Why is there no word for women with black hair ?

like blonde, brunette, ginger...

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bookerdana · M

Raven,maybe?

Dainbramadge · 56-60, M

@bookerdana A raven haired beauty.

bookerdana · M

@Dainbramadge exactly...no dark brunettes allowed

JackieDaytona

I thought brunette covered anything darker than blonde

SW-User

Because no natural hair is *really & truly* black. It is a very dark shade of brown so brunette works. Unless you dye it black but that would also mean we need new terms for pink, green, blue etc hair. Lol

HannibalAteMeOut · 22-25, F

@SW-User true, I'd just say brunette, for me that word is mostly for dark brown hair and sometimes the features that go with it like brown eyes and darker complexion.

thewindupbirdchronicles · 46-50, M

@SW-User I might suggest best answer here.

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KiwiBird · 36-40, F

Raven-hair(ed)

helenS · 36-40, F

@KiwiBird Yepp! 👍

BlueVeins · 22-25

because saying "blacks" weirds people out too much

Elessar · 26-30, M

Here we have "mòre" (adjective)

It also means blackberries (noun)

basilfawlty89 · 31-35, M

@Elessar in Spanish there's morena/moreno, but even that can mean brunette.

Elessar · 26-30, M

@basilfawlty89 Here "Moreno" is a first name. Not super common, but I know one personally.

AnnSteve · C

Goth

justanothername · 51-55, M

@AnnSteve pretty accurate

AnnSteve · C

@justanothername i wore a black wig for halloween with black makeup

Nanori · F

Witchy

LadyBronte · 56-60, F

According to fairytales - black hair is "ebony". But I used to hear "raven-haired". But now, I think it's just all termed brunette.

nevergiveup · M

Hair does not make the woman. Its the mind

WaryWitchWandering · 36-40, F

Raven hair

Strawberrry · F

@WaryWitchWandering weird to connect an animal that has no hair to a hair color... now i am imagining a hairy bird....

WaryWitchWandering · 36-40, F

@Strawberrry apparently because this:
“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”

dale74 · M

Black widdow

Convivial · 26-30, F

Blackhead?🤔

SW-User

I’ve always just used the word (dark) instead of black 😊

SageWanderer · 70-79, M

The Eagles “Witchy Woman”🎼Raven hair and ruby lips.

helenS · 36-40, F

Why is there no word for [u]men[/u] with brown hair??

Whodunnit · M

Raven-haired, ebon-haired

daydeeo · 61-69, M

That is a very good question. 🤔

deadgerbil · 22-25

I've wondered that myself

Disguised · 56-60, M

Err there is "gorgeous"

jackson55 · M

Must there be a name ?

BittersweetPotato · 31-35, F

Blacknette.

Ducky · 31-35, F

Dark-haired?

WaryWitchWandering · 36-40, F

basilfawlty89 · 31-35, M

The term raven haired is used sometimes.

MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M

We'll call them blackies

candycane · 31-35, F

Black hair is the darkest and most common of all human hair colors globally, due to larger populations with this dominant trait. It is a dominant genetic trait, and it is found in people of all backgrounds and ethnicities. It has large amounts of eumelanin and is much more dense than other hair colors

Briggett · T

@candycane until it turns gray

candycane · 31-35, F

https://wowskinscience.com/blogs/news/is-there-such-thing-as-black-hair-in-humans

helenS · 36-40, F

@candycane Interesting article! Thank you very much for the link 🌷

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