blond

noun

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

Recent Examples on the Web

In person, Rowbottom is striking — tall, platinum blond, soft-spoken — though less imposing than carefully self-possessed. —Mariella Rudi, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026

Still, her figures’ blond-and-rose bodies continue to effortlessly capture our eye in their baby-doll come-hitherness. —Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 23 May 2026

The Gothic look popped under her honey-blond brows and next to her naked lips. —Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 May 2026

At 51 years old Kiffin is tall, lean, and blond. —Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

First Known Use

1724, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing blond

• ash-blond
• bottle blond
• strawberry blond

Rhymes for blond

• awned
• blonde
• bond
• conned
• dawned
• donned
• fond
• frond
• gond
• maund
• pawned
• pond

Kids Definition

blond

1 of 2 adjective

variants or blonde

ˈbländ 

: 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

blondish

ˈblän-dish 

adjective

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