Main Entry: ¹blond

Variant(s): or blonde \ˈbländ\

Function: adjective

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

Date: 15th century

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
2 a : of a light color b : of the color blond c : made light-colored by bleaching <blond wood table>

— blond·ish \ˈblän-dish\ adjective