blond

== English == === Alternative forms === blonde (especially of a woman) === 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”). More at blend. 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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /blɒnd/ (General American) IPA(key): /blɑnd/ Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɒnd, (General American) -ɑnd === Adjective === blond (comparative blonder or more blond, superlative blondest or most blond) Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour. (of a person) Having blond hair. Alternative spelling of blonde (“stupid”). ==== Synonyms ==== platinum, flaxen, fair-haired, golden-haired, auricomous (dated) ==== Translations ==== === Noun === blond (countable and uncountable, plural blonds) A pale yellowish (golden brown) color, especially said of hair color. (countable) A person with this hair color. Synonym: (rare) blondette (countable) A beer of a pale golden color. ==== Usage notes ==== This word can vary according to gender, with “blond” being used of men and boys, and “blonde” of women and girls, following French usage. However, in modern writing, both spellings are in many cases used without taking gender into account. Compare, for example, the 2000 non-fiction book Angry Blonde and the 2001 film Legally Blonde, the titles of which refer to male and female blonds respectively. Normally, only used to describe hair, wood and beer. Referring to someone as “a blond” with no proceeding noun can sometimes be viewed as offensive or reductive. The adjective form carries no such risk, unless it is clearly being used with the implication of being stupid. ==== Synonyms ==== Traditional terms for light hair are fair(-haired), fairheaded, flaxen, tow-haired, yellow-haired, and towhead(ed). ==== Translations ==== === Verb === blond (third-person singular simple present blonds, present participle blonding, simple past and past participle blonded) (transitive) To color or dye blond. === Derived terms === === See also === brunet, brunette Appendix:Colors == Central Franconian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /blɔnt/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German blint, from Old High German blind, northern variant of blint. ==== Alternative forms ==== blönd blend (many dialects) blenk (Ripuarian; now chiefly western dialects) ==== Adjective ==== blond (masculine blonne, feminine and plural blonn, comparative blonner, superlative et blondste) (Eifel) blind; unable to see === Etymology 2 === From French blond, probably via German. ==== Adjective ==== blond (masculine blonde, feminine and plural blond or blonde, comparative blonder, superlative et blondste) blond; fair == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from French blond, from Medieval Latin blondus, of Germanic origin: probably from Frankish *blund (“a mixed color between golden and light-brown”), from Proto-Germanic *blundaz (“mixed, blinding”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ-. Compare bílý, bledý, blýskat, blinkr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈblont] === Adjective === blond (indeclinable) blond Synonyms: blonďatý, světlý, plavý, slámový, lněný ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “blond”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “blond”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “blond”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch blont, from Old French blond, Medieval Latin blondus, from Germanic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /blɔnt/ Hyphenation: blond Rhymes: -ɔnt === Adjective === blond (comparative blonder, superlative blondst) blond, fair; of light color (usually said about light hair color, but it can also refer to beer) Hij heeft mooi blond haar. ― He has beautiful blond hair. Mijn moeder drinkt graag sterke blonde trappistenbieren. ― My mother likes to drink strong blonde trappist beers. (informal, somewhat offensive) stupid Dat was een beetje blond van me. ― That was a bit stupid of me. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Papiamentu: blònt == French == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin blondus, of Germanic origin: probably from Frankish *blund (“a mixed color between golden and light-brown”), from Proto-Germanic *blundaz (“mixed, blinding”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ-. Compare Italian biondo, Occitan blon. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /blɔ̃/ === Adjective === blond (feminine blonde, masculine plural blonds, feminine plural blondes) blond (of a pale golden colour) blond (having blond hair) ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === blond m (plural blonds, feminine blonde) blond (all senses) ==== Descendants ==== → Asturian: ablondu → Polish: blond → Spanish: blondo === Further reading === “blond”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from French blond, from Frankish *blund, from Proto-Germanic *blundaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ-. The earlier borrowing Middle High German blunt was rare and had no continuation in early modern German. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /blɔnt/ === Adjective === blond (strong nominative masculine singular blonder, comparative blonder, superlative am blondesten) blond; fair; unlike English, not commonly used of anything other than hair (except beer, see hereunder) (of beer) bright; not brown or yeasty (colloquial, possibly offensive) stupid; naive ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (fair): fahl; gelb (both dated in this sense) (of beer): hell ==== Related terms ==== blondieren Blondine === Further reading === “blond” in Duden online “blond” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French blond. === Adjective === blond (masculine blonden, neuter blond, comparative méi blond, superlative am blondsten) blond ==== Declension ==== == Plautdietsch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French blond. === Adjective === blond blond == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French blond, from Middle French blond, from Old French blond, blont, blund, from Medieval Latin blondus, from Frankish *blund, from Proto-Germanic *blundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈblɔnt/ Rhymes: -ɔnt Syllabification: blond === Adjective === blond (not comparable, indeclinable, no derived adverb) (of hair) blond blond kolor ― a blond color blond odcień ― a blond shade blond modelka ― a blond model blond piękność ― a blond beauty/belle blond czupryna ― a blond mop of hair blond peruka ― a blond wig blond loki ― blond curls blond warkocze ― blond pigtails blond wąsy ― a blond moustache blond włosy ― blond hair farbowany/przefarbowany/ufarbowany na blond ― dyed blond zrobiony na blond ― made blond ciemny blond ― dark blond jasny blond ― light blond platynowy blond ― platinum blond popielaty blond ― ashy blond naturalny blond ― natural blond tleniony blond ― bleach blond ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === blond in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN blond in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French blond. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /blond/ === Adjective === blond m or n (feminine singular blondă, masculine plural blonzi, feminine/neuter plural blonde) blond Synonym: bălai ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Etymology === From French blond. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === blond blond; of light hair colour blond; of light complexion Synonym: ljushyllt ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== blondera === References === “blond”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “blond”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “blond”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Upper Sorbian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German blond. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈblɔnt/ Rhymes: -ɔnt Syllabification: blond === Adjective === blond (indeclinable, not comparable, no derived adverb) (colloquial) blond (which has a color intermediate between golden and light brown) Synonyms: jasny, swětły === Further reading === “blond”, in Mudra corpus [Upper Sorbian–Czech dictionary] (in Czech), 2024–2026 “blond” in Soblex