variants
or blonde
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
variants
or blonde
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 blond
a natural blonde
2
: a light yellowish brown to dark grayish yellow
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Mayukh Sen, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2024
The song’s retro-looking artwork finds Carpenter posing in front of a baby-blue backdrop with one arm draped behind her head, her long, blond waves cascading down her other shoulder.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024
Then, a few seasons in, Preston — who was blond and wore a red wig on camera — decided to dye her hair red.
—Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Three weeks later, Papini reappeared on the side of a highway in Yolo County, bruised and emaciated, with her long blond hair sheared short and right shoulder branded.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
The neutral palate can especially be seen in the ground floor reception room, which has blond terracotta bricks over the working fireplace and walls painted a light cream.
—Sarah Rappaport, Fortune Europe, 26 Mar. 2024
The space features a light color pallet of blond wood, durable stones, and marble.
—David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2024
The 36-seat dining room of blond wood and big windows feels airy and open.
—Usa Today Network, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
But the man with blond hair in the Instagram post is not a suspect in the attack.
—Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024
Rocking Balvin’s bleach blond buzz cut, the figure pays tribute to the singer’s Met Gala debut.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 22 Mar. 2024
The clerk stopped waiting on me and attended to the young blond.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2024
Her hair is perfectly tousled, a signature blond highlight streaking her dark locks.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2024
Scott Arrested On April 18, 2003, police arrested Scott, who had dyed his brown hair blond, near a golf course and charged him with two felony counts of murder with premeditation and special circumstances.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024
Jardin provides a winking tipoff of complications to come later by having Shelby don a wig not unlike Nikki’s long blond tresses for her abortive roleplay attempt to get Cyrus in the mood.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2024
Both films, period pieces named after their main character, are based on novels about a drab young brunet (Mara) and a captivating older blond (Blanchett) with a dark side who explore a then-taboo relationship around Christmastime.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2023
Some were peroxide blond, others neon red or green.
—Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
Adjective
When her cancer diagnosis came, in 1973, Darling resigned herself to dying young like her tragic blond idols.
—Mayukh Sen, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2024
The song’s retro-looking artwork finds Carpenter posing in front of a baby-blue backdrop with one arm draped behind her head, her long, blond waves cascading down her other shoulder.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024
Then, a few seasons in, Preston — who was blond and wore a red wig on camera — decided to dye her hair red.
—Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Three weeks later, Papini reappeared on the side of a highway in Yolo County, bruised and emaciated, with her long blond hair sheared short and right shoulder branded.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
The neutral palate can especially be seen in the ground floor reception room, which has blond terracotta bricks over the working fireplace and walls painted a light cream.
—Sarah Rappaport, Fortune Europe, 26 Mar. 2024
The space features a light color pallet of blond wood, durable stones, and marble.
—David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2024
The 36-seat dining room of blond wood and big windows feels airy and open.
—Usa Today Network, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
But the man with blond hair in the Instagram post is not a suspect in the attack.
—Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
Noun
Her hair was short and bleach blond, her lips dark red.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024
Rocking Balvin’s bleach blond buzz cut, the figure pays tribute to the singer’s Met Gala debut.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 22 Mar. 2024
The clerk stopped waiting on me and attended to the young blond.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2024
Her hair is perfectly tousled, a signature blond highlight streaking her dark locks.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2024
Scott Arrested On April 18, 2003, police arrested Scott, who had dyed his brown hair blond, near a golf course and charged him with two felony counts of murder with premeditation and special circumstances.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024
Jardin provides a winking tipoff of complications to come later by having Shelby don a wig not unlike Nikki’s long blond tresses for her abortive roleplay attempt to get Cyrus in the mood.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2024
Both films, period pieces named after their main character, are based on novels about a drab young brunet (Mara) and a captivating older blond (Blanchett) with a dark side who explore a then-taboo relationship around Christmastime.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2023
Some were peroxide blond, others neon red or green.
—Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
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blond
1 of 2 adjective
variants
or blonde
: of a pale yellowish brown color
blond hair
also
: having blond hair
a blond actor
—spelled blond when used of a boy or man and often blonde when used of a girl or woman
blond
2 of 2 noun
variants
or blonde
1
: a blond person
—spelled blond when used of a boy or man and usually blonde when used of a girl or woman
2
: a light yellowish brown to dark grayish yellow
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