blond en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /blɒnd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /blɑnd/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French blond m, from Old French blond, blont, blund, (> Medieval Latin blondus), from Frankish *blund (“a mixed color between golden and light-brown”), from Proto-Germanic *blundaz (“mixed, blinding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ- (“to become turbid, see badly, go blind”). Compare Old English blondenfeax (“grey-haired”), Old English blandan (“to mix”). See more at blend. An alternative etymology connects Frankish *blund to Proto-Germanic *blundaz (“blond”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥ndʰ-, *bʰlendʰ- (“blond, red-haired”). If so, then it would be cognate with Sanskrit ब्रध्न (bradhná, “ruddy, pale red, yellowish”).
Meanings
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Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.
If you're going one or two shades lighter, don't even touch your brows. But if you're making a big change, soften them by tinting them with home haircolor: a lighter shade of brown for blonder shades, a golden shade if you're dyeing your hair red.
2011 Feb, “Beauty Confessions”, in Redbook, volume 216, number 2, page 60:blond hair
She has a blond complexion, with brown hair and gray eyes.
1914, “American Anthropologist”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):blond beer
blond ale
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Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour. ▸ Particularly of a person, having blond hair.
Blonde bombshells have been around since the beginning of time, but lately, stars have really been stepping up their golden-haired game.
2012 Jan, “The Best Blonde Hair Color in Hollywood”, in Cosmopolitan, archived from the original on 23 Sep 2012:He seemed—somehow—younger than I had ever been, and blonder and more beautiful, and he wore his masculinity as unequivocally as he wore his skin.
1956, James Baldwin, chapter 2, in Giovanni's Room, Penguin, published 2001, Part 2:
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of blonde (“stupid”).
alt of blonde
Katelyn's laugh was nearly uncontrollable. “You are so blond sometimes,” she said with a long laughing sigh, but then calmed herself down.
2002, Michael Jay, The Altherian Code, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 118:“She was so blond, that where it said 'sign here,' she wrote Gemini.” He had given her only the weakest of smiles.
2010, Mariah Stewart, Moon Dance, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most blond | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| blonde | alternative, especially, of a girl or woman | lexicographic | |
| blondest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| blonder | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| more blond | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Synonyms
golden-haired · flaxen · platinum · auricomous · fair-haired
Translations (158)
la flāvus (having blond hair) · ga fionngheal (having blond hair) · gv bane (having blond hair) · io blonda (of a pale golden colour) · nrf bliond (of a pale golden colour) · gd bàn (having blond hair) · lv gaišmatains (having blond hair) · ar شَقْرَاء (having blond hair) · mi mākekehu (of a pale golden colour) · fi blondi (having blond hair) · vo blönik (of a pale golden colour) · fr blond (having blond hair) · ar شُقْر (having blond hair) · pl blond (having blond hair) · el ξανθός (of a pale golden colour) · scn brunnu (having blond hair) · gv fynn (having blond hair) · ga foltbhuí (having blond hair) · mi urukehu (of a pale golden colour) · km សក់ទង់ដែង (having blond hair) · nl blond (of a pale golden colour) · sv ljushyad (having blond hair) · no blond (having blond hair) · ko 금발(金髮)의 (of a pale golden colour) · vo blonik (of a pale golden colour) · hy խարտյաշ (having blond hair) · mi kōrito (of a pale golden colour) · gl fouveiro (having blond hair) · ga bán (having blond hair) · tk saryýagyz (having blond hair) · pdt blond (having blond hair) · af blond (having blond hair) · gl loiro (having blond hair) · pt louro (having blond hair) · ru бе́лый (having blond hair) · ru све́тлый (of a pale golden colour) · eo blonda (of a pale golden colour) · hi सुनहरा (of a pale golden colour) · gl fouveiro (of a pale golden colour) · ang hwitlocced (having blond hair) · la flāvus (of a pale golden colour) · sv blond (having blond hair) · cy penfelyn (having blond hair) · lv blonds (of a pale golden colour) · ga moingfhionn (having blond hair) · mk русокос (having blond hair) · fi vaalea (having blond hair) · es rubio (of a pale golden colour) · ar أَشْقَر (of a pale golden colour) · ang gyldenfeaxa (having blond hair) · tl rubyo (having blond hair) · es rubio (having blond hair) · uk руся́вий (of a pale golden colour) · ga barrbhuí (having blond hair) · ga barrfhionn (having blond hair) · grc ξανθός (having blond hair) · de hell (of a pale golden colour) · ja 金髪の (having blond hair) · mk светлокос (having blond hair) · ar شَقْرَاء (of a pale golden colour) · uk біля́вий (having blond hair) · acw أَشْقَر (of a pale golden colour) · bg рус (having blond hair) · fr blond (of a pale golden colour) · mn шар үстэй (having blond hair) · el ξαθθός (of a pale golden colour) · eo blonda (having blond hair) · ota صاری (having blond hair) · pt loiro (of a pale golden colour) · mk рус (of a pale golden colour) · br melegan (having blond hair) · ga buíbhán (having blond hair) · fi vaalea (of a pale golden colour) · kk аққұба (having blond hair) · dsb swětłowłosaty (having blond hair) · sh плаво̀кос (having blond hair) · ru ру́сый (of a pale golden colour) · el ξανθομάλλης (having blond hair) · es macho (having blond hair) · gl brondo (having blond hair) · es blondo (of a pale golden colour) · ga foltfhionn (having blond hair) · de flachshaarig (having blond hair) · ga fionn (of a pale golden colour) · ru светловоло́сый (having blond hair) · mk рус (having blond hair) · id pirang (having blond hair) · es royo (of a pale golden colour) · cy melyn (of a pale golden colour) · hu szőke (having blond hair) · fa بور (having blond hair) · ga cúileann (having blond hair) · ka ქერა (having blond hair) · es royo (having blond hair) · ga fionn (having blond hair) · mi kakaho (having blond hair) · pt loiro (having blond hair) · de blond (having blond hair) · xdq кьанцӏа (having blond hair) · ga bánfholtach (having blond hair) · is ljóshærður (having blond hair) · ar أَشْقَر (having blond hair) · tr sarışın (having blond hair) · fi vaaleahiuksinen (having blond hair) · oc ros (having blond hair) · cs světlý (of a pale golden colour) · it biondo (having blond hair) · ko 금발(金髮)의 (having blond hair) · de blondhaarig (having blond hair) · af blond (of a pale golden colour) · de blond (of a pale golden colour) · id pirang (of a pale golden colour) · pl blond (of a pale golden colour) · ca ros (having blond hair) · tr altın sarısı (of a pale golden colour) · az sarışın (having blond hair) · gd bàn (of a pale golden colour) · ga cúlbhán (having blond hair) · sh plavòkos (having blond hair) · gd fionn (having blond hair) · sv blond (of a pale golden colour) · kw melyn (having blond hair) · pdt blond (of a pale golden colour) · cs blonďatý (of a pale golden colour) · is ljóst (having blond hair) · bg светъл (of a pale golden colour) · arz أشقر (having blond hair) · vo blonik (having blond hair) · gl louro (having blond hair) · de hellhäutig (having blond hair) · mi kōrito (having blond hair) · io blonda (having blond hair) · pt louro (of a pale golden colour) · lad blondeado (having blond hair) · tl buhuk-mais (of a pale golden colour) · lv blonds (having blond hair) · bg рус (of a pale golden colour) · fi vaaleatukkainen (having blond hair) · mi kōrakorako (having blond hair) · sv ljus (having blond hair) · hy շեկ (having blond hair) · cmn 金髮的 /金发的 (of a pale golden colour) · mk плав (of a pale golden colour) · eu ilehori (of a pale golden colour) · gd fionn (of a pale golden colour) · cy golau (of a pale golden colour) · ca ros (of a pale golden colour) · da blond (having blond hair) · es macho (of a pale golden colour) · acw شَقْرَا (of a pale golden colour) · mn шар (of a pale golden colour) · nl blond (having blond hair) · eu horail (of a pale golden colour) · bg светъл (having blond hair) · ja 金髪の (of a pale golden colour) · vo blönik (having blond hair) · es blondo (having blond hair) · gl fouvo (of a pale golden colour)