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DictionaryblondLight coloring
adjective / noun

blond

BLAHND/blɑnd/

Having pale yellow hair or similarly light coloring.

The woman's blond hair has a pale yellow color.

A simple head-and-shoulders portrait of an older East Asian woman with clearly light yellowish blond hair, making the hair color the unmistakable focus.
Etymology
blondOld Frenchfair, blond

Old French blont already described fair coloring, so the English hair-color sense continues that meaning. Its historical range included golden and light golden-brown shades.

In context

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More examples

  • The child has naturally blond curls.
  • He chose a table made of blond wood.
  • Two blonds appear in the old family photograph.

Forms

blond · blonds · blonder · blondest

Similar words

fair-haired
A clear alternative focused specifically on light hair.
golden
A richer yellow color that need not refer to hair.