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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024blonde /blɑnd/USA pronunciation adj. - (of a woman or girl) having light-colored hair.
n. [countable] - a woman or girl having this coloration.
blonde•ness, n. [uncountable] blonde is still widely used for the noun specifying a woman or girl with fair hair. Some people think this is insulting to women (or sexist), preferring blond for all persons. blond is the usual spelling for the adjective referring to either sex (an energetic blond girl; two blond sons) or describing hair, complexion, etc. blonde is still occasionally applied to a female (the blonde model and her escort ) and in British English is the preferred spelling for all senses of the adjective. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024blonde (blond),USA pronunciation adj. - (of a woman or girl) having fair hair and usually fair skin and light eyes.
n. - a woman or girl having this coloration.
blonde′ness, n. The spelling blonde is still widely used for the noun that specifies a woman or girl with fair hair:The blonde with the baby in her arms is my anthropology professor.Some people object to this as an unnecessary distinction, preferring blond for all persons:My sister is thinking of becoming a blond for a while.As an adjective, the word is more usually spelled blond in reference to either sex (an energetic blond girl; two blond sons), although the form blonde is occasionally still used of a female:the blonde model and her escort.The spelling blond is almost always used for the adjective describing hair, complexion, etc.:His daughter has blond hair and hazel eyes. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: blonde /blɒnd/ adj - (of women's hair) of a light colour; fair
- (of a person, people or a race) having fair hair, a light complexion, and, typically, blue or grey eyes
n - a person, esp a woman, having light-coloured hair and skin
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French blond (fem blonde), probably of Germanic origin; related to Late Latin blundus yellow, Italian biondo, Spanish blondoˈblondeness n |