blonde
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle French blonde f. See blond.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɒnd
Noun
blonde (plural blondes)
- Alternative form of blond (person of fair hair). (Used especially of a woman. See the usage notes in the entry blond.)
- Alternative form of blond (pale golden brown color).
- blonde:
Derived terms
Translations
blond — see blond
Adjective
blonde (comparative blonder or more blonde, superlative blondest or most blonde)
- (especially of a woman) Alternative form of blond
- (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.
- 2005, Nancy Bartholomew, Lethally Blonde, Silhouette →ISBN, page 8:
Usage notes
See the usage notes in the entry blond.
Translations
blond — see blond
References
- “blonde”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adjective
blonde
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
blonde
Noun
blonde f (plural blondes)
Antonyms
- (girlfriend): chum
Related terms
Further reading
- “blonde”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
blonde
- inflection of blond:
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -onde
Noun
Swedish
Adjective
blonde
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