blond

[ blond ]

adjective

, blond·er, blond·est.

1. (of hair, skin, etc.) light-colored:

   the child's soft blond curls.

2. (of a person) having light-colored hair and skin.
3. (of furniture wood) light in tone.

noun

1. a blond person.
2. silk lace, originally unbleached but now often dyed any of various colors, especially white or black.

blond

/ blɒnd /

adjective

1. (of men's hair) of a light colour; fair
2. (of a person, people or a race) having fair hair, a light complexion, and, typically, blue or grey eyes
3. (of soft furnishings, wood, etc) light in colour

noun

1. a person, esp a man, having light-coloured hair and skin

Usage

Although blond and blonde correspond to masculine and feminine forms in French, this distinction is not consistently made in English. Blonde is the commoner form both as a noun and an adjective, and is more frequently used to refer to women than men. The less common variant blond occurs usually as an adjective, occasionally as a noun, and is the preferred form when referring to men with fair hair

Spelling Note

See blonde.

Derived Forms

• ˈblondness, noun

Other Words From

• blondness noun
• blondish adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of blond¹

First recorded in 1475–85; from Middle French blonde “blond, light brown,” feminine of blond, from Germanic; akin to Old English blondenfeax “gray-haired,” Latin flāvus “yellow” ( flavo- )

Word History and Origins

Origin of blond¹

C15: from Old French blond , probably of Germanic origin; related to Late Latin blundus yellow, Italian biondo , Spanish blondo

Example Sentences

She narrowed her eyes, bit her lip as if to chew over the question, and whisked some stray blond hairs away from her face.

From The Daily Beast

After years at the head of a parochial school classroom, he could no longer distinguish one blond Irish Catholic kid from another.

From The Daily Beast

Coren, a striking blond with an authoritative manner and a deep voice, stayed with the story all night and well into the next day.

From The Daily Beast

There were little blond girls in knit hats next to elderly African American women hobbling on canes.

From The Daily Beast

Casa Bruja's Fula Farmacia Blond Ale sells for $1.95 at Bodega Mi Amiga.

From The Daily Beast

She was enveloped in a sky-blue satin gown, or rather, sort of blouse, ornamented all round with two rows of rich black blond.

From Project Gutenberg

He had close-cropped blond hair and pretty blue eyes and he was a very tough boy.

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The Nordic race is, like the Iberian, long-headed, but in contrast it is blond and very tall.

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And greenish among the stubble, upon a spear of blond barley, with a double row of seeds, I saw a prègo-diéu.

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He was suddenly aware of his thankfulness for the companionship of this tall, blond youngster.

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Related Words

• bleached
• blonde
• golden