blond

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[edit] English

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[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

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Singular
blond

Plural
blonds or blondes

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.

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

Positive
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] Dutch

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blond (blonde)

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

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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

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of light complexion
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