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blonde
[ blond ]
adjective
- (of a woman or girl) having fair hair and usually fair skin and light eyes.
noun
- a woman or girl having this coloration.
blonde
/ blɒnd /
adjective
- (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
noun
- a person, esp a woman, having light-coloured hair and skin
- Also calledblonde lace a French pillow lace, originally of unbleached cream-coloured Chinese silk, later of bleached or black-dyed silk
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Spelling Note
The spelling blonde is still widely used for the noun that specifies a woman or girl with fair hair: The blonde with the baby in her arms is my anthropology professor. Some people object to this as an unnecessary distinction, preferring blond for all people: My sister is thinking of becoming a blond for a while. As an adjective, the word is more usually spelled blond in reference to all people ( an energetic blond girl; two blond sons ), although the form blonde is occasionally still used of a female: the blonde model and her escort. The spelling blond is almost always used for the adjective describing hair, complexion, etc.: His daughter has blond hair and hazel eyes.
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Derived Forms
- ˈblondeness, noun
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Other Words From
- blondeness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of blonde1
C15: from Old French blond (fem blonde ), probably of Germanic origin; related to Late Latin blundus yellow, Italian biondo , Spanish blondo
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Example Sentences
In New York, he arrived dressed as Dylan in an iconic look from the Sundance Film Festival in 2003, sporting a blonde wig, stocking cap, leather jacket and scarf.
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She said her husband had compared the scene to "a warzone" and how he struggled to recognise his own child as her blonde hair was covered in blood.
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She appeared at the five-minute hearing wearing a grey top and glasses, with her blonde hair braided.
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The third is described as being of stocky build with blonde hair.
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Henry said the only staff who stayed on the shop floor were "young, thin, blonde", although some non-white door guards also remained.
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