blond

1 of 2

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
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 Madeline, described as blond with blue eyes and 5 feet, 1 inch tall, was last seen wearing a green sweatshirt, black shorts and white Crocs. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 29 Feb. 2024 Just when the evening seems to reach peak awkwardness, Layla’s ex appears, a blond woman with a dapper date by her side. Karina Dandashi, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2024 No fashion detail is spared, including blond wigs and ample cleavage. Nancy Kruh, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024 An Amber Alert was issued for the 4-foot-1 child with blond hair and blue eyes. David K. Li, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2024 Standing 6-foot-5 and 240 pounds with a bushel of blond hair under his cap, Miller always profiled as the prototypical starter. Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024 Brewer is in her early seventies, with blond hair graying at the roots and the unflappable bearing of a lifelong city dweller. Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024 Just as Swift established herself in country music, Tomlinson, another blond, wholesome-seeming prodigy, began in a conservative niche: the church circuit. Jason Zinoman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 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 18 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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