blonde

[ blond ]
/ blɒnd /

adjective

(of a woman or girl) having fair hair and usually fair skin and light eyes.

noun

a woman or girl having this coloration.

Origin of blonde

see origin at blond

usage note for blonde

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 persons: My sister is thinking of becoming a blond for a while. As an adjective, the word is more usually spelled blond in reference to either sex ( 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.

OTHER WORDS FROM blonde

blonde·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH blonde

blond blonde (see usage note at the current entry)

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British Dictionary definitions for blonde

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 called: blonde lace a French pillow lace, originally of unbleached cream-coloured Chinese silk, later of bleached or black-dyed silk

Derived forms of blonde

blondeness, noun

Word Origin for blonde

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