blonde definition - Dictionaries

Dictionary

blonde [ blond ] or blond [ blond ]

adjective

Definition:

1. fair: yellowish or golden in colour

2. fair-haired and light-skinned: with fair hair and a light-coloured skin

3. light coloured: light-coloured, ranging from yellowish-brown to greyish-yellow

blonde wood

noun (plural blondes) (plural blonds)

Definition:

fair-haired person: a person with blonde hair

[15th century. Via French < medieval Latin blundus 'yellow']

blondness noun

Word Usage


	blonde or blond? When describing the colour of somebody's hair, blond is normally used of a person of either sex: Jane has blond hair. When used as a noun to describe somebody directly, blonde is more common, both for a man or boy and a woman or girl: He is blonde.Jane is blonde/is a blonde.