blonde

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French blonde f. See blond. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /blɒnd/ (US) IPA(key): /blɑnd/ Rhymes: -ɒnd === Noun === blonde (countable and uncountable, plural blondes) (countable) Alternative form of blond (“person with fair hair”). (Used especially of a woman. See the usage notes in the entry blond.) Alternative form of blond (“color”) Alternative form of blond (“type of beer”) (countable) (film, television, theater) A kind of 2,000-watt lamp. Coordinate term: redhead ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === blonde (comparative blonder or more blonde, superlative blondest or most blonde) (especially of a woman) Alternative form of blond. (especially of a woman, offensive) Stupid, ignorant, naive. ==== Usage notes ==== See the usage notes in the entry blond. ==== Derived terms ==== blonde bombshell ==== Translations ==== === Verb === blonde (third-person singular simple present blondes, present participle blonding, simple past and past participle blonded) (especially of a woman) Alternative form of blond. === References === “blonde”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Anagrams === Bolden, bolden, bolned == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === blonde inflection of blond: masculine/feminine singular attributive definite neuter singular attributive plural attributive == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /blɔ̃d/ === Adjective === blonde feminine singular of blond === Noun === blonde f (plural blondes) blonde, female with blonde hair light beer (North America, informal) girlfriend Antonym: chum ==== Related terms ==== bière blonde === Further reading === “blonde”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈblɔndə/ === Adjective === blonde inflection of blond: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular strong nominative/accusative plural weak nominative all-gender singular weak accusative feminine/neuter singular == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈblon.de/ Rhymes: -onde Hyphenation: blón‧de === Noun === blonde f pl plural of blonda == Swedish == === Adjective === blonde definite natural masculine singular of blond