adj.
(also
blond)
(of hair) fair or pale yellow.
▸having fair hair and a light complexion.
n.
- a woman with blonde hair.
- the colour of blonde hair.
Derivative
- blondish adj.
- blondness n.
Usage
The alternative spellings blonde and blond correspond to the feminine and masculine forms in French, but in English the distinction is not always made, as English does not have such distinctions of grammatical gender. In the noun the spelling is typically blonde, however.
Etymology
C17 (earlier as blond): from Fr., fem. of blond, from med. L. blundus ‘yellow’, perh. from Gmc.
