platinum blonde

noun

1
: a person whose hair is of a pale silvery-blonde color
2
: the color of the hair of a platinum blonde

Examples of platinum blonde in a Sentence

She dyed her hair and now she's a platinum blonde.
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The Baywatch alum kept her beauty look fresh-faced, sweeping her platinum blonde locks back and away from her face while adding plenty of glamour with voluminous, classy curls. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2026 For another fun twist on ice-queen glam, take a cue from Zara Larsson and pile on the shimmery silver-white shadow accented with rhinestones in lieu of snowflakes, or perhaps a fresh platinum blonde hair color à la Serena Williams. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 2 Nov. 2026 The 47-year-old star swapped out her signature long black hair and piecey bangs for a platinum blonde bob complete with blunt bangs in an ode to Michelle Pfeiffer’s character Elvira Hancock. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 1 Nov. 2026 When Lynne Ramsay for ‘Die My Love’ says cut your hair and get mullet bangs and dye it platinum blonde… that’s the gig. — Zack Sharf, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for platinum blonde

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of platinum blonde was in 1931

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“Platinum blonde.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/platinum%20blonde. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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