platinum blonde

American  

noun

1. a person, especially a girl or woman, whose hair is of a pale blond or silver color, usually colored artificially by bleaching or dyeing.

2. a pale blond or silver color.

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Etymology

Origin of platinum blonde

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

During her training sessions, there was an easily recognizable shock of platinum blonde curls at the boards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

The singer went for a platinum blonde hair look and wore a silver dress at the red carpet event on Saturday.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2023

Eilish’s black hair, formerly dyed radioactive green and platinum blonde for different albums, was giallo-movie red in the center part.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2023

Speaking to me from Paris, Laurent, with platinum blonde hair and a sideways-knotted neck scarf, was the picture of aquiline French elegance.

From New York Times • May 10, 2021

As we already know, Mrs Wormwood's hair was dyed a brilliant platinum blonde, very much the same glistening silvery colour as a female tightrope-walker's tights in a circus.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl