blonde
(of a woman or girl) having fair hair and usually fair skin and light eyes.
a woman or girl having this coloration.
Origin of blonde
1usage note For blonde
Other words from blonde
- blondeness, noun
Words that may be confused with blonde
- blond, blonde (see usage note at the current entry)
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How to use blonde in a sentence
But below the surfaces of many of his films, rude, angry sex simmered; cool, icy blondes were tied up, handcuffed, humiliated.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey drink too much, their bellies distend, and most possess a predilection for siliconed blondes and themed belt buckles.
Let Us Now Praise Famous Rednecks and Their Unjustly Unsung Kin | Allison Glock | August 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTApparently the artist who had rented it was looking to make a statement about tragic blondes.
New Study Defends 'Dumb' Blondes: Finally, there is scientific proof to defend those “dumb blonde” jokes.
Net-a-Porter to Sell Google Glass; Suzy Menkes Talks Fashion Criticism in First 'Vogue' Column | The Fashion Beast Team | June 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI want do be doing Gentlemen Prefer Blondes on a stage like that.
How Megan Hilty Survived TV Flops ‘Smash’ and ‘Sean Saves the World’ With Grace | Kevin Fallon | May 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Lady de Culme won't hear of the Queen of Blondes; has forbidden her these many years!'
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete | George MeredithAnd as her cape blew aside, I noticed the violet silk she wore, of that blended blue and purple so becoming to blondes.
The girls were two healthy-looking lasses, both blondes with rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes.
Fred Fearnot's New Ranch | Hal StandishThe keys are arranged in two rows—short, fat blondes in front, and tall, skinny brunettes behind.
Bizarre | Lawton MackallThe clerks eyes began popping, so did the blondes and those of a score of spectators, including four hard-faced MVD boys.
Satan and the Comrades | Ralph Bennitt
British Dictionary definitions for blonde
/ (blɒnd) /
(of women's hair) of a light colour; fair
(of a person, people or a race) having fair hair, a light complexion, and, typically, blue or grey eyes
(of soft furnishings, wood, etc) light in colour
a person, esp a woman, having light-coloured hair and skin
Also called: blonde lace a French pillow lace, originally of unbleached cream-coloured Chinese silk, later of bleached or black-dyed silk
Origin of blonde
1Derived forms of blonde
- blondeness, noun
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