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, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH blonde
blond blonde (see usage note at the current entry)Words nearby blonde
Example sentences from the Web for blonde
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, nounWord Origin for blonde
C15: from Old French
blond (fem
blonde), probably of Germanic origin; related to Late Latin
blundus yellow, Italian
biondo, Spanish
blondo