strawberry blonde

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noun

Synonyms of strawberry blondenext
1
: a person having reddish-blond hair
2
: a reddish-blond color

strawberry blonde

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adjective

variants or strawberry blond
: of a reddish-blond color
also : having reddish-blond hair
a strawberry blond child
spelled blond when used of a boy or man and usually blonde when used of a girl or woman

Examples of strawberry blonde in a Sentence

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Noun
Highbrow Hippie Instant Silk Vitality Mask Highbrow Hippie cofounder and master hair colorist Kadi Smith did Roberts's new strawberry blonde color for the 83rd Golden Globe Awards. Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 19 Jan. 2026 Yuka was found tucked away on a bluff, partially mummified and still covered in a shaggy mat of strawberry blonde hair and some flesh that had remained pink until its discovery. Evan Bush, NBC news, 14 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Anderson has been transitioning back to blonde in recent months, stepping out with a more subtle strawberry blonde shade back in October. Meg Walters, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026 In that original viral campaign launch video, a bearded Platner, his strawberry blonde hair tousled, introduced Maine voters to the issues central to his platform, namely, broad economic populism, taxing billionaires, and universal healthcare. Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for strawberry blonde

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1884, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of strawberry blonde was in 1880

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“Strawberry blonde.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strawberry%20blonde. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.

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