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blond

/blɑnd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.55 in modern English

Syllables
blond
IPA
/blɑnd/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.

adj

Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.

adj

Alternative spelling of blonde (“stupid”).

noun

A pale yellowish (golden brown) color, especially said of hair color.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A person with this hair color.

Countable

noun

A beer of a pale golden color.

Countable

verb

To color or dye blond.

Transitive verb

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French blond m, from Old French blond, blont, blund, (> Medieval Latin blondus), from Frankish *blund (“a mixed color between golden and light-brown”), from Proto-Germanic *blundaz (“mixed, blinding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ- (“to become turbid, see badly, go blind”). Compare Old English blondenfeax (“grey-haired”), Old English blandan (“to mix”). See more at blend. An alternative etymology connects Frankish *blund to Proto-Germanic *blundaz (“blond”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥ndʰ-, *bʰlendʰ- (“blond, red-haired”). If so, then it would be cognate with Sanskrit ब्रध्न (bradhná, “ruddy, pale red, yellowish”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: blond, *blund, *blundaz, *bʰlendʰ-, *bʰl̥ndʰ-

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /blɑnd/
  • British English: /blɒnd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

blonder (comparative) more blond (comparative) blondest (superlative) most blond (superlative) blonde (alternative, especially) blonds (plural) blonds (present, singular) blonding (participle, present) blonded (participle, past) blonded (past)

Derived Forms

blonde blondie blondish blondism blondly blondness blorange dolichoblond ultrablond

Phrases

ash blond atomic blond bleached blond blond bombshell blond lace blond metal blond moment bottle-blond

Frequently Paired Words

brunet brunette

Synonyms

fair-haired flaxen golden-haired platinum auricomous blondette Traditional terms for light hair are fair(-haired) fairheaded tow-haired yellow-haired and towhead(ed)

Homonyms

blonde

Rhymes With

beyond bond respond blonde pond fond correspond wand monde conned durand donned

Questions

How do you pronounce blond?
The recorded pronunciation is /blɑnd/.
What does blond mean?
Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.
Where does blond come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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