blond

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Usage notes 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Adjective 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 See also 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adjective 3 Swedish 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Adjective 3.2.1 Synonyms

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• blonde (US)

[edit] Etymology

From Middle French blond m. / blonde f., from Old French blont, of Germanic origin from Frankish *blund "a mixed color between golden and light-brown"; compare Old English blondenfeax (“‘grey-haired’”). See blend

[edit] Pronunciation

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

[edit] Noun

blond (plural blonds or blondes)

1. (British) A person of fair skin and fair hair (usually spelled "blonde" when referring to a woman).
2. (British) A pale golden brown colour.

[edit] Usage notes

In the English language, it is only one of a few distinct words where the gender differentiation is actually reflected in the spelling of the word (i.e. She is a blonde woman. vs. He is a blond man.), even though this is a relatively common occurrence in other languages. "Blond(e)" has only recently been borrowed from French into English to refer to light hair; traditional terms for light hair in English are "fair(-haired)", "flaxen", and "tow headed".

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[edit] Adjective

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

1. Of a bleached, or pale golden colour.
2. Of a blond complexion (referring to a person)

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[edit] See also

• Appendix:Colours

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Adjective

blond (blonde)

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

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Adjective

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

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

[edit] Synonyms

of light complexion

• ljushyllt