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blond

blond [ blond ] or blonde [ blond ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. fair: yellowish or golden in color

2. fair-haired and light-skinned: with fair hair and a light-colored skin

3. light colored: light-colored, ranging from yellowish brown to grayish yellow
blond wood

4. bleached: describes wood that is light-colored, usually through bleaching
blond walnut



noun  (plural blonds) (plural blondes)
Definition:
 
fair-haired person: a person with blond hair

[15th century. Via French < medieval Latin blundus "yellow"]

blond·ness noun

Word Usage
blond or blonde?

When describing the color of somebody's hair, blond is normally used of a person of either sex: Jane has blond hair. When used as a noun or adjective to describe somebody directly, blond is often used of a man or boy and blonde of a woman or girl: He is blond.Jane is blonde/is a blonde.

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