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Webster 1913 Edition


Blonde

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,
Adj.
[F., fair, light, of uncertain origin; cf. AS.
blonden-feax
gray-haired, old, prop. blended-haired, as a mixture of white and brown or black. See
Blend
,
Verb.
T.
]
Of a fair color; light-colored;
as,
blond
hair; a
blond
complexion
.

Blonde

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Noun.
[F.]
1.
A person of very fair complexion, with light hair and light blue eyes.
[Written also
blond
.]
2.
[So called from its color.]
A kind of silk lace originally of the color of raw silk, now sometimes dyed; – called also
blond lace
.

Definition 2024


blonde

blonde

English

Alternative forms

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:    

Translations

Adjective

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

  1. Alternative form of blond
  2. (of a female) stupid, ignorant, naive
    • 2005, Nancy Bartholomew, Lethally Blonde, Silhouette (ISBN 9781552543771), 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 9781476722153)
      I was so blonde I honestly had no idea why he got so angry. He cooled on me for a week or so.
    • 2013, Melony Osterhoudt, The Ebook Collection of 101 Dumb Blonde Jokes, Lulu Press, Inc (ISBN 9781105537455)
      She was so blonde that... She tried to drown a fish.
    • 2003, Bennett Fairorth, The Land Where My American Mother Died--Palermo, Sicily, iUniverse (ISBN 9780595279388), 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

References

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

Anagrams


Dutch

Pronunciation

Adjective

blonde

  1. Inflected form of blond

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

Swedish

Adjective

blonde

  1. absolute definite natural masculine form of blond.