blond

adjective
\ ˈbländ How to pronounce blond (audio) \
variants: or blonde

Definition of blond

 (Entry 1 of 2)

1 : of a flaxen, golden, light auburn, or pale yellowish-brown color blond hair also : having blond hair a blond man spelled blond when used of a boy or man and often blonde when used of a girl or woman
2a : of a light color
b : of the color blond
c : made light-colored by bleaching blond wood table

blond

noun
variants: or blonde

Definition of blond (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : a person having blond hair spelled blond when used of a boy or man and usually blonde when used of a girl or woman a tall, blue-eyed blonda natural blonde
2 : a light yellowish brown to dark grayish yellow

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Other Words from blond

Adjective

blondish \ ˈblän-​dish How to pronounce blondish (audio) \ adjective

Synonyms for blond

Synonyms: Adjective

fair, flaxen, golden, sandy, straw, tawny

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Examples of blond in a Sentence

Adjective

She has blonde highlights in her hair. His hair was dyed blond. She was blonde as a child. a table made of blond wood
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Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

The back-to-school shot, which was taken on Joaquin’s very first day of school in 2006, featured the little boy with his long blond locks sporting a pout on his face — and Ripa couldn’t help but joke over her son’s expression. Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, "Kelly Ripa Shares TBT Photo of Son Joaquin's First Day of School Ever: 'Can't Say He Looks Thrilled'," 29 Aug. 2019 The first blond brownie recipe in the late 1800s was flavored with molasses. Dallas News, "5 easy recipes for blondies that include lots of browned butter, nuts and liqueurs," 27 Aug. 2019 Gigi usually keeps her loose waves long and generally in the blond family. Abby Gardner, Glamour, "MTV VMAs 2019: Gigi and Bella Hadid Showed Up With Matching Hair," 27 Aug. 2019 John Gregg is tall, blond, blue-eyed, with a rumpled appearance and an unflappable attitude. Smithsonian, "John Steinbeck’s Epic Ocean Voyage Rewrote the Rules of Ecology," 22 Aug. 2019 These are mountains of fine blond sand with summits and valleys, with spectacular ridges and canyons, all sculpted by winds into soft, sensual form. Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, "From Buenos Aires to the Chilean Coast: A Road Trip Across South America," 22 Aug. 2019 Salon Pictures unveiled a photo of the English actor and musician in character Tuesday as the late rock icon, complete with long, blond locks and a black, Bowie-esque hat — cigarette in hand. Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, "See the first glimpse of Johnny Flynn as David Bowie in ‘Stardust’," 20 Aug. 2019 Middle-aged parents with their beautiful, blond children in tastefully casual, non-Western apparel. Angie Jaime, Teen Vogue, "The Aniwa Gathering Connected Me to My Indigenous Ancestors," 2 Aug. 2019 No surprise that the charismatic dude with white-blond hair could pull that one off. Adam Rogers, WIRED, "Remembering Rutger Hauer, Black-Armored Knight of the Genre," 24 July 2019

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

In Oswald, Paine is trotted out as a blond, apple-pie-baking Southern belle with a thick Texas accent. Michael Granberry, Dallas News, "In searching for the next ‘Hamilton,’ the makers of the musical ‘Oswald’ traverse the JFK minefield," 23 Aug. 2019 In the photo, the VH1 star is seen sporting a blond tapered cut and cascading curls. Jennifer Ford, Essence, "Tami Roman Is Hot Girl Summer Ready With New Cut and Color," 23 July 2019 In the hotel, Harlow, something of a self-aware diva, is quietly but firmly in the midst of a meltdown because a platinum-blond wig has gone missing. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, "“The Queen”: The Documentary That Went Behind the Scenes of a Drag Pageant Years Before “Paris Is Burning”," 26 June 2019 My best friend in college, Meredith, another sunny blond, was invited to practically every fraternity formal. Andrea Askowitz, Glamour, "I’m 51, and I’ve Never Looked Better," 8 Aug. 2019 The blond leading the bland What of Mr Johnson’s rival? Boris Johnson, The Economist, "Boris Johnson, illusionist," 4 July 2019 Police searched for a man who was about 5 foot 8 and blond, weighing around 140 pounds. Wendy Grossman Kantor, EW.com, "Who killed the Masked Marvel?," 27 June 2019 Roxette’s cyber-avatar, a peroxide-blond ninja, is played by Pom Klementieff; Lance is an athletic karate expert played by Ludi Lin. David Sims, The Atlantic, "Black Mirror: The Weird, Intriguing Intimacy of ‘Striking Vipers’," 5 June 2019 So take a break from your Tati Westbrook/James Charles stalkathon and read up on the bleach blond who was there for all the drama (and has a lot to say about it). Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, "Everything You Need to Know About Gabriel Zamora, the Beauty Vlogger Defending James Charles," 15 May 2019

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First Known Use of blond

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1819, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for blond

Adjective and Noun

Anglo-French blunt, blound, masculine, blounde, feminine

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More Definitions for blond

blond

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of blond

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: of a yellow or very light brown color also : having blond hair
: of a very light color

blond

noun

English Language Learners Definition of blond (Entry 2 of 2)

: a person who has yellow or very light brown hair

blond

adjective
variants: or blonde \ ˈbländ \
blonder; blondest

Kids Definition of blond

 (Entry 1 of 2)

1 : of a golden or pale yellowish brown color blond hair
2 : having hair of a light color a blond boy

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