blond

English

Alternative forms

• blonde

Etymology

From Middle French blond m, from Old French blond, blont, from Frankish *blund (“a mixed color between golden and light-brown”), from Proto-Germanic *blundaz (“mixed, blinding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ- (“to become turbid, see badly, go blind”). Compare Old English blondenfeax (“grey-haired”), Old English blandan (“to mix”). More at blend.

Alternate etymology connects Frankish *blund to Proto-Germanic *blundaz (“blond”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥ndʰ-, *bʰlendʰ- (“blond, red-haired”). Cognate with Sanskrit ब्रध्न (bradhná, “ruddy, pale red, yellowish”).

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /blɒnd/
• (US) IPA: /blɑnd/
• Rhymes: -ɒnd

Noun

blond (plural blonds)

1. A person of fair hair.
2. A pale yellowish (golden brown) color, especially as a hair color.

   blond colour:

Usage notes

• In English, this is one of a few words which can show gender, with "blond" being used of males and "blonde" of females, following French usage.
• Some writers, especially in the US treat the spellings as interchangeable or use blond gender-neutrally.
• Traditional terms for light hair in English are "fair(-haired)", "flaxen", and "tow headed".

Translations

fair-haired person

• Bulgarian: блондин (bg) (blondín) m, блондинка (bg) (blondínka) f
• Catalan: ros (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 金髮 (cmn), 金发 (cmn) (jīnfà) (blond hair)

• Czech: blondýna (cs) f, blonďák (cs) m
• Danish: lyshåret (da); blond, blondine (da)
• Dutch: blond (nl), blondine (nl)
• Esperanto: (♂♀) blondulo (eo), (♂) virblondulo (eo), (♀) blondulino (eo)
• Finnish: vaaleaverikkö (fi)
• French: blond (fr) m
• German: Blonder (de) m, Blondin (de) m (obsolete), Blonde (de) f, Blondine (de) f, Blondhaariger (de) m, Blondhaarige (de) f, Flachshaariger (de) m, Flachshaarige (de) f, (♂♀) Blondkopf (de) m, (♂♀) Blondschopf (de) m
• Hebrew: בְּלוֹנְדִּינִי (he) (blondíni) m, בְּלוֹנְדִּינִית (he) (blondínit) f
• Hindi: सुनहरे बालोंवाला (hi)
• Hungarian: szőke (hu)
• Icelandic: ljóshærður (is) m, ljóshærð (is) f
• Ido: (♂) blondulo (io), (♀) blondino (io)
• Irish: fionn (of both males and females), fear fionn m, bean fhionn f

• Italian: biondo (it) m
• Japanese: ブロンド (ja) (burondo), 金髪 (ja) (きんぱつ, kinpatsu) (blond hair)
• Latin: flāvus (la) m, flāvicomus (la) m, fulvus (la) m
• Macedonian: русокос (mk) (rúsokos) m, плав (mk) (plav) m, русокоса (mk) (rusókosa) f, плава (mk) (pláva) f
• Norwegian: lys(håret) (no), blond, blondine (no)
• Polish: blondyn (pl) m, blondynka (pl) f
• Portuguese: louro, loiro, laurícomo, flavícomo, fulvícomo, blondícomo, claricápilo, alvo; "hypocorism" lourinho, galeguinho, blondinet, clarinho
• Romanian: blondă
• Russian: блондин (ru) (blondín) m, блондинка (ru) (blondínka) f
• Scottish Gaelic: bàn, fionn (of both males and females), fear bàn m, bean bhàn f
• Spanish: rubio m, canche m (Guatemala), catire m (Venezuela), chele m (El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua), choco m (Bolivia), fulo m (Panama), gringo m (Peru), güero m (Mexico), macho m (Costa Rica), mono m (Colombia), rucio m (Chile), suco m (Ecuador)
• Swedish: blondin (sv) c
• Turkish: sarışın (tr)
• Volapük: (♂♀) blonan (vo), (♂) hiblonan (vo), (♀) jiblonan (vo)
• Welsh: penfelyn

a pale yellowish color

• Bulgarian: руса коса (bg) (rusa kosa) (hair color)
• French: blond (fr) m
• German: Blond (de) n
• Hungarian: szőke (hu) (hair color)

• Japanese: 金髪 (ja) (kinpatsu) (hair color)
• Persian: بور (fa)
• Polish: blond (pl) m
• Portuguese: loira (pt) f, loiro (pt) (hair color)

Adjective

blond (comparative blonder or more blond, superlative blondest or most blond)

1. Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.

   blond hair

   blonde ale; blonde beer

   • 1914, in the American Anthropologist:

     She has a blond complexion, with brown hair and gray eyes.

   • 2011 Feb, “Beauty Confessions”, Redbook, volume 216, number 2, page 60: 

     If you're going one or two shades lighter, don't even touch your brows. But if you're making a big change, soften them by tinting them with home haircolor: a lighter shade of brown for blonder shades, a golden shade if you're dyeing your hair red.

2. (of a person) Having blond hair.
   • 2012 Jan, “The Best Blonde Hair Color in Hollywood”^[1], Cosmopolitan: 

     Blonde bombshells have been around since the beginning of time, but lately, stars have really been stepping up their golden-haired game.

Translations

of a pale golden colour

• Arabic: أشقر (ar) ('áshqar), شَقْراء (ar) (shaqra') f
• Bulgarian: рус (bg) (rus), светъл (bg) (svetǎl)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 金髮 (cmn), 金发 (cmn) (jīnfà)

• Dutch: blond (nl)
• Esperanto: blonda (eo)
• Finnish: vaalea (fi)
• French: blond (fr) m
• German: blond (de), hell (de)

• Japanese: 金髪の (ja) (きんぱつの, kinpatsu-no)
• Jèrriais: bliond
• Korean: 금발의 (ko) (geumbar-ui)
• Macedonian: руса (mk) (rúsa) f, плава (mk) (pláva) f
• Russian: светлый (ru) (svétlyj), русый (ru) (rúsyj)
• Spanish: rubio (es)
• Swedish: blond (sv)
• Volapük: blonik (vo), (obsolete) blönik (vo)

having blonde hair or complexion

• Arabic: أشقر (ar) ('áshqar) m, شقراء (ar) (shaqraa') f, شقر (ar) (shuqr) pl
• Bulgarian: рус (bg) (rus), светъл (bg) (svetǎl)
• Dutch: blond (nl)
• Esperanto: blonda (eo)
• Finnish: vaalea (fi)
• German: blond (de), blondhaarig (de), flachshaarig (de), hellhäutig (de) (skin)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ξανθός

• Latin: flāvus (la) m
• Macedonian: светол (mk) (svétol) m, белолик (mk) (bélolik) m, светла (mk) (svétla) f, белолика (mk) (belólika) f
• Russian: белый (ru) (bélyj)
• Swedish: ljus (sv), ljushyad (sv), blond
• Volapük: blonik (vo), (obsolete) blönik (vo)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

Translations to be checked

• Bulgarian: златист (bg) (zlatist)
• Portuguese: loiro (pt) (Brazil)
• Turkish: sarışın (tr)

Derived terms

terms derived from blond

ash blond/ash blonde bottle blond/bottle blonde dirty blond/dirty blonde dishwater blond/dishwater blonde dumb blond/dumb blonde

peroxide blond/peroxide blonde platinum blond/platinum blonde strawberry blond/strawberry blonde white blond/white blonde

See also

• towhead, towheaded
• Appendix:Colors

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Adjective

blond (comparative blonder, superlative blondst)

1. of light colour (usually said about light hair colour, but it can also refer to beer)

Declension

Declension of blond

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		blond	blonder
neuter singular	indefinite	blond	blonder
	definite	blonde	blondere	blondste	blondst, blondste
common singular		blonde	blondere	blondste	blondste
plural		blonde	blondere	blondste	blondste
partitive		blonds	blonders

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /blɔ̃/

• Audio

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Adjective

blond m (feminine blonde, masculine plural blonds, feminine plural blondes)

1. pale golden-brown in colour, usually said of hair
2. (informal) naïve

Noun

blond m (plural blonds; feminine blonde, plural blondes)

1. the colour blond; a golden-brown
2. someone with blond hair

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA: /blɔnt/

Adjective

blond (comparative blonder, superlative am blondesten)

1. fair, blond

Declension

positive forms of blond

gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist blond	sie ist blond	es ist blond	sie sind blond
strong declension (without article)	nominative	blonder	blonde	blondes	blonde
	genitive	blonden	blonder	blonden	blonder
	dative	blondem	blonder	blondem	blonden
	accusative	blonden	blonde	blondes	blonde
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der blonde	die blonde	das blonde	die blonden
	genitive	des blonden	der blonden	des blonden	der blonden
	dative	dem blonden	der blonden	dem blonden	den blonden
	accusative	den blonden	die blonde	das blonde	die blonden
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein blonder	eine blonde	ein blondes	(keine) blonden
	genitive	eines blonden	einer blonden	eines blonden	(keiner) blonden
	dative	einem blonden	einer blonden	einem blonden	(keinen) blonden
	accusative	einen blonden	eine blonde	ein blondes	(keine) blonden

comparative forms of blond

gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist blonder	sie ist blonder	es ist blonder	sie sind blonder
strong declension (without article)	nominative	blonderer	blondere	blonderes	blondere
	genitive	blonderen	blonderer	blonderen	blonderer
	dative	blonderem	blonderer	blonderem	blonderen
	accusative	blonderen	blondere	blonderes	blondere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der blondere	die blondere	das blondere	die blonderen
	genitive	des blonderen	der blonderen	des blonderen	der blonderen
	dative	dem blonderen	der blonderen	dem blonderen	den blonderen
	accusative	den blonderen	die blondere	das blondere	die blonderen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein blonderer	eine blondere	ein blonderes	(keine) blonderen
	genitive	eines blonderen	einer blonderen	eines blonderen	(keiner) blonderen
	dative	einem blonderen	einer blonderen	einem blonderen	(keinen) blonderen
	accusative	einen blonderen	eine blondere	ein blonderes	(keine) blonderen

superlative forms of blond

gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist am blondsten	sie ist am blondsten	es ist am blondsten	sie sind am blondsten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	blondster	blondste	blondstes	blondste
	genitive	blondsten	blondster	blondsten	blondster
	dative	blondstem	blondster	blondstem	blondsten
	accusative	blondsten	blondste	blondstes	blondste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der blondste	die blondste	das blondste	die blondsten
	genitive	des blondsten	der blondsten	des blondsten	der blondsten
	dative	dem blondsten	der blondsten	dem blondsten	den blondsten
	accusative	den blondsten	die blondste	das blondste	die blondsten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein blondster	eine blondste	ein blondstes	(keine) blondsten
	genitive	eines blondsten	einer blondsten	eines blondsten	(keiner) blondsten
	dative	einem blondsten	einer blondsten	einem blondsten	(keinen) blondsten
	accusative	einen blondsten	eine blondste	ein blondstes	(keine) blondsten

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Romanian

Etymology

From French blond.

Adjective

blond

1. blond

Synonyms

• bălai

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Adjective

blond

1. blond; of light hair colour
2. blond; of light complexion

Declension

Declension of blond

Inflections of blond		Absolute	Comparative	Superlative
				Attributive	Predicative
Indefinite singular	Common	blond	blondare		blondast
	Neuter	blont
Definite singular	Masc.	blonde		blondaste
	All	blonda		blondaste
Plural		blonda		blondaste

Synonyms

• (of light complexion): ljushyllt