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blond
[ blond ]
adjective
- (of hair, skin, etc.) light-colored:
the child's soft blond curls.
- (of a person) having light-colored hair and skin.
- (of furniture wood) light in tone.
noun
- a blond person.
- silk lace, originally unbleached but now often dyed any of various colors, especially white or black.
blond
/ ɒԻ /
adjective
- (of men'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 man, having light-coloured hair and skin
Usage
Spelling Note
Derived Forms
- ˈDzԻԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- DzԻn noun
- DzԻi adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of blond1
Example Sentences
Sometimes she was “the redhead,” sometimes “the icy blond.”
Walt Disney took his own liberties, experimentally drafting the raven-haired beauty as both a redhead and a blond, and individualizing the dwarfs.
They are the only bear species in the state, and, despite the name, their fur ranges in color from blond to black.
This avoided the need for too many heated tools that can affect the color of the white and blond wigs.
Meister is cognizant of the roles she played herself: She says she was cast because she was a virginal blond, but that going on “Road Rules” helped her evolve politically.
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Blond Vs. Blonde
What’s the difference between blond and blonde?
Blond and blonde are both adjectives most commonly used to describe the color of light or yellowish hair or someone who has such hair. They can also both be used as nouns referring to a person with such hair, as in Should I make this character a blond or a redhead?
They are pronounced exactly the same. But there is a difference: the spelling blonde is typically used in a gender-specific way to refer to or describe women and girls with this hair color. In contrast, the use of blond in a gender-neutral way is very common. And when the word is used as an adjective, this spelling is much more commonly used, regardless of the gender of the person whose hair color is being described.
Blond and blonde derive from French, which has grammatical gender, meaning that some words end differently depending on whether they are applied to men or women (with e being the feminine ending). This happens in a few other pairs of words in English, like confidant and confidante, though in many cases the term without the e has become largely gender-neutral. This is the case with blond, which is the more commonly used of the two.
When describing the colors of things other than hair, such as wood or coffee, only the spelling blond is used.
When in doubt, remember that the spelling blond is appropriate in all cases.
Want to learn more? Read the full breakdown of the difference between blond and blonde.
Quiz yourself on blond vs. blonde!
True or False?
The spelling blond is only ever applied to men and boys.
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