Blond
WordNet
adjective
(1) Being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes
"Blond Scandinavians"
"A house full of light-haired children"
noun
(2) A light grayish yellow to near white
(3) A person with fair skin and hair
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Etymology
From / , from blont, of origin from *blund "a mixed color between golden and light-brown"; compare . See
Noun
- A person of fair skin and fair hair (usually spelled "blonde" when referring to a woman).
- A pale golden brown colour.
Usage notes
- In the English language, it is only one of a few distinct words where the gender differentiation is actually reflected in the spelling of the word (i.e. She is a blonde woman. vs. He is a blond man.), even though this is a relatively common occurrence in other languages. "Blond(e)" has only recently been borrowed from French into English to refer to light hair; traditional terms for light hair in English are "fair(-haired)", "flaxen", and "tow headed".
Adjective
- Of a bleached, or pale golden colour.
- Of a blond complexion (referring to a person)