blondish

adjective

Definition of blondishnext
as in towheaded

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Recent Examples of blondish Police described Tann as about 6 feet tall, fair-skinned with a tanned complexion and waist-length blondish/brown locs. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026 Didier—tall, blondish, and well fed—took a black iron pan having fairly high, curving sides, set it near the edge of the hot, flat metal cooktop, filled it halfway with coarse salt, and every so often shook it back and forth. — Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blondish
  1. white
  2. strawberry blonde
  3. blond
Adjective
  • The move came after Black Democrats aligned with white Republican legislators to convince a federal court to create three congressional districts to elect the state’s first Black member of Congress since 1876.
    — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • It’s topped with Gruyère and finished with a blend of black, white and Szechuan peppercorns along with Indonesian long pepper and grains of paradise.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of white
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  • 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
Definition of strawberry blonde
Adjective
  • Pamela Anderson’s name is synonymous with her bombshell blonde blowout.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 14 July 2026
  • One evening a woman with blonde hair that fell obediently to her shoulders came to the door.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Definition of blond

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“Blondish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blondish. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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