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
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
His blond hair is badly receding, but what’s left of it is long and pulled back into an unkempt ponytail. Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024 Crowds of them—with their own blond hair and subtle pastel outfits and cherubic smiles—started coming in and out of shot, tugging at her waist and playing with her measuring spoons. Nell Frizzell, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2024 Jareth made for a most enchanting sorcerer, with a shock of blond hair and some out-of-this-world pipes. Marc Bernardin, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2024 An Amber Alert has been issued for the toddler, whose been described as having dark blond hair and brown eyes, according to police. Dalia Faheid, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024 In 2017, Gavin Rogers, 21 months old with the wispy blond hair of a baby, had bone graft and hard palate repair. Megan Rose, ProPublica, 6 Mar. 2024 At this point, her famous blond hair was bound in school-girl braids. Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024 In an interview with The American Academy of Dermatology Association, Dr. Carolyn I. Jacob, MD, FAAD, an associate clinical instructor of dermatology at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine, explains that lasers that targeting blond, red, gray or white hair have not been developed yet. Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024 Everything at this small, spare space reflects his aesthetic: minimalist with clean, modern lines and a single table made of a 180-year-old piece of blond hinoki wood. Helen Schulman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2024
Noun
The clerk stopped waiting on me and attended to the young blond. Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2024 Her hair is perfectly tousled, a signature blond highlight streaking her dark locks. Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2024 Scott Arrested On April 18, 2003, police arrested Scott, who had dyed his brown hair blond, near a golf course and charged him with two felony counts of murder with premeditation and special circumstances. Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024 Jardin provides a winking tipoff of complications to come later by having Shelby don a wig not unlike Nikki’s long blond tresses for her abortive roleplay attempt to get Cyrus in the mood. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2024 Both films, period pieces named after their main character, are based on novels about a drab young brunet (Mara) and a captivating older blond (Blanchett) with a dark side who explore a then-taboo relationship around Christmastime. Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2023 Some were peroxide blond, others neon red or green. Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023 He’s tasked with hunting down a homicidal maniac, played by a blond, mugging Wesley Snipes. Kabir Chibber, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023 Then, boom: The two blonds with anatomically impossible proportions met eyes, setting off a love affair that has gone on without a hitch ever since — except for that time Barbie briefly dumped him in 2004 for Blaine, a boogie-boarding Aussie. María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2023

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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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Cite this Entry

“Blond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blond. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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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