blonde

English

Alternative forms

• blond

Etymology

From Middle French blonde f. See blond.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /blɒnd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /blɑnd/
• Rhymes: -ɒnd

Noun

blonde (plural blondes)

1. Alternative form of blond (person of fair hair). (Used especially of a woman. See the usage notes in the entry blond.)
2. Alternative form of blond (pale golden brown color).

   blonde colour:  

Derived terms

• dumb blonde

Translations

blond — see blond

Adjective

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

1. (especially of a woman) Alternative form of blond
2. (especially of a woman, offensive) Stupid, ignorant, naive.
   • 2005, Nancy Bartholomew, Lethally Blonde, Silhouette →ISBN, page 8:

     Emma's already huge green eyes widen and she gives me this look like, “Oh my God, sometimes you are just so blonde!”

   • 2014, Aviva Drescher, Leggy Blonde: A Memoir (Simon and Schuster, →ISBN):

     I was so blonde I honestly had no idea why he got so angry. He cooled on me for a week or so.

   • 2003, Bennett Fairorth, The Land Where My American Mother Died--Palermo, Sicily (iUniverse, →ISBN), page 201:

     “She was so blonde, she studied for a blood test, when she went to the airport and saw a sign that said, 'Airport Left,' she turned around and went home, when she heard that 90% of all crimes occur around the home, she moved.

Usage notes

See the usage notes in the entry blond.

Translations

blond — see blond

References

• “blonde” (US) / “blonde” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.

Anagrams

• Bolden, bolden, bolned

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Adjective

blonde

1. Inflected form of blond

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blɔ̃d/

Adjective

blonde

1. feminine singular of blond.

Noun

blonde f (plural blondes)

1. blonde, female with blonde hair
2. light beer
3. (Canada, informal) girlfriend

Antonyms

• (girlfriend): chum

Related terms

• bière blonde

Further reading

• “blonde” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɔndə/

Adjective

blonde

1. strong feminine singular nominative form of blond.
2. strong feminine singular accusative form of blond.
3. strong plural nominative form of blond.
4. strong plural accusative form of blond.
5. weak masculine singular nominative form of blond.
6. weak feminine singular nominative form of blond.
7. weak feminine singular accusative form of blond.
8. weak neuter singular nominative form of blond.
9. weak neuter singular accusative form of blond.
10. mixed feminine singular nominative form of blond.
11. mixed feminine singular accusative form of blond.

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Swedish

Adjective

blonde

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of blond.