blonde
adjective/blɒnd/
/blɑːnd/
(also blond)
In British English it is usual to spell this word blonde when writing about a woman or girl and blond when writing about a man or boy, although the spelling blonde is sometimes used for men and boys too. In American English the spelling blond is often preferred for either sex. Blonde may be used to describe a woman’s hair, but many people dislike the noun ‘a blonde’ as a way of referring to a woman, as it suggests the most important thing about her is her hair colour and is often used to imply a stereotype (= a fixed but not accurate idea) that blonde women are stupid.- (of hair) pale gold in colour
- She had long blonde hair.
- The child had short blond curls and large blue eyes.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- go
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- very
- quite
- ash
- dark
- dirty
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- (of a person) having blonde hair
- a small, blond boy
- A blonde-haired girl walked in.
Word Originlate 17th cent. (earlier as blond): from French, feminine of blond, from medieval Latin blundus ‘yellow’, perhaps from Germanic.
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