- (of men's hair) of a light colour; fair
- (of a person, people or a race) having fair hair, a light complexion, and, typically, blue or grey eyes
- (of soft furnishings, wood, etc) light in colour
- a person, esp a man, having light-coloured hair and skin
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
blond /blɑnd/USA pronunciation
adj., -er, -est, n.
adj.
n. [countable]
blond•ness, n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026adj.
- (of a person) having light-colored hair:a blond young man.
- light colored:blond wood.
n. [countable]
- a blond person:A blond met us at the door.
blond•ness, n. [uncountable]
- See blonde.
blond
(blond),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, n.
adj.
n.
blond′ness, n.
blond′ish, adj.
adj.
- (of hair, skin, etc.) light-colored:the child's soft blond curls.
- (of a person) having light-colored hair and skin.
- Furniture(of furniture wood) light in tone.
n.
- a blond person.
- Textilessilk lace, originally unbleached but now often dyed any of various colors, esp. white or black.
- Gmc; akin to Old English blondenfeax grayhaired, Latin flāvus yellow (see flavo-)
- Middle French blonde blond, light brown, feminine of blond
- 1475–85
blond′ish, adj.
- See blonde.
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blond /blɒnd/ adj
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