blond

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adjective

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
blondish adjective

blond

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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

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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Adjective
Where Capcom’s game follows a group of eight world-traveling fighters battling a wannabe dictator, Fatal Fury is the story of a red-hat-wearing blond warrior and his pals rough-and-tumbling through the streets of a fictional American city called South Town. Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2025 Eight climbers sat across two plush couches, listening to a tall guide with a blond beard who described the ins and outs of changing money with a casual tone. Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
During the promo tour, Brown also channeled another ’90s fashion icon, Pamela Anderson, wearing a gold satin dress with her bombshell blond tresses, as seen on Brown’s Instagram. Renan Botelho, WWD, 28 Feb. 2025 There was also the fairy tales — Cinderella [was a] blond, thin, beautiful girl with this beautiful dress. Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blond

Word History

Etymology

Adjective and Noun

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

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1819, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of blond was in the 15th century

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“Blond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blond. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

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
blondish 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

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