blond
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /blɒnd/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (General American) IPA(key): /blɑnd/
- Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɒnd, (General American) -ɑnd
Adjective edit
blond (comparative blonder or more blond, superlative blondest or most blond)
- Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.
- blond hair
- blond ale
- blond beer
- 1914, “American Anthropologist”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- She has a blond complexion, with brown hair and gray eyes.
- 2011 Feb, “Beauty Confessions”, in Redbook, volume 216, number 2, page 60:
- If you're going one or two shades lighter, don't even touch your brows. But if you're making a big change, soften them by tinting them with home haircolor: a lighter shade of brown for blonder shades, a golden shade if you're dyeing your hair red.
- (of a person) Having blond hair.
- 1956, James Baldwin, chapter 2, in Giovanni's Room, Penguin, published 2001, Part 2:
- He seemed—somehow—younger than I had ever been, and blonder and more beautiful, and he wore his masculinity as unequivocally as he wore his skin.
- 2012 Jan, “The Best Blonde Hair Color in Hollywood”, in Cosmopolitan[1]:
- Blonde bombshells have been around since the beginning of time, but lately, stars have really been stepping up their golden-haired game.
- Alternative spelling of blonde (“stupid”)
- 2010, Mariah Stewart, Moon Dance, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN:
- “She was so blond, that where it said 'sign here,' she wrote Gemini.” He had given her only the weakest of smiles.
- 2002, Michael Jay, The Altherian Code, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 118:
- Katelyn's laugh was nearly uncontrollable. “You are so blond sometimes,” she said with a long laughing sigh, but then calmed herself down.
Synonyms edit
- platinum, flaxen, fair-haired, golden-haired, auricomous (dated)
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Noun edit
blond (plural blonds)
- A pale yellowish (golden brown) color, especially said of hair color.
- blond:
- A person with this hair color.
Usage notes edit
- 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 edit
- Traditional terms for light hair are fair(-haired), fairheaded, flaxen, tow-haired, yellow-haired, and towhead(ed).
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Verb edit
blond (third-person singular simple present blonds, present participle blonding, simple past and past participle blonded)
- (transitive) To color or dye blond.
Derived terms edit
- ash blond
- atomic blond
- bleached blond
- blond bombshell
- blonde
- blondie
- blondish
- blondism
- blond lace
- blondly
- blond metal
- blond moment
- bottle-blond
- bottle blond
- dirty blond
- dishwater blond
- dumb blond
- golden blond
- honey blond
- peroxide blond
- platinum blond
- sandy blond
- strawberry blond
- titanium blond
- ultrablond
- Venetian blond
- white blond
See also edit
Central Franconian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German blint, from Old High German blind, northern variant of blint.
Alternative forms edit
Adjective edit
blond (masculine blonne, feminine and plural blonn, comparative blonner, superlative et blondste)
- (Eifel) blind; unable to see
Etymology 2 edit
From French blond, probably via German.
Adjective edit
blond (masculine blonde, feminine and plural blond or blonde, comparative blonder, superlative et blondste)
Czech edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
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blond (indeclinable)
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch blont, from Old French blond, Medieval Latin blondus, from Germanic.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
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.
Inflection edit
Inflection of blond | ||||
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uninflected | blond | |||
inflected | blonde | |||
comparative | blonder | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | blond | blonder | het blondst het blondste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | blonde | blondere | blondste |
n. sing. | blond | blonder | blondste | |
plural | blonde | blondere | blondste | |
definite | blonde | blondere | blondste | |
partitive | blonds | blonders | — |
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Descendants edit
- → Papiamentu: blònt
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited 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 edit
Adjective edit
blond (feminine blonde, masculine plural blonds, feminine plural blondes)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
blond m (plural blonds, feminine blonde)
- blond (all senses)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “blond”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German edit
Etymology edit
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.
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Adjective edit
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)
- Blonde Haare sind vor allem bei den Völkern germanischer und slawischer Abstammung verbreitet.
- Blond hair is primarily common among the peoples of Germanic and Slavic descent.
- (of beer) bright; not brown or yeasty
- (colloquial, possibly offensive) stupid; naive
- Das war so blond von mir!
- That was so stupid of me!
Declension edit
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist blond | sie ist blond | es ist blond | sie sind blond | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | blonder | blonde | blondes | blonde |
genitive | blonden | blonder | blonden | blonder | |
dative | blondem | blonder | blondem | blonden | |
accusative | blonden | blonde | blondes | blonde | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der blonde | die blonde | das blonde | die blonden |
genitive | des blonden | der blonden | des blonden | der blonden | |
dative | dem blonden | der blonden | dem blonden | den blonden | |
accusative | den blonden | die blonde | das blonde | die blonden | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein blonder | eine blonde | ein blondes | (keine) blonden |
genitive | eines blonden | einer blonden | eines blonden | (keiner) blonden | |
dative | einem blonden | einer blonden | einem blonden | (keinen) blonden | |
accusative | einen blonden | eine blonde | ein blondes | (keine) blonden |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist blonder | sie ist blonder | es ist blonder | sie sind blonder | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | blonderer | blondere | blonderes | blondere |
genitive | blonderen | blonderer | blonderen | blonderer | |
dative | blonderem | blonderer | blonderem | blonderen | |
accusative | blonderen | blondere | blonderes | blondere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der blondere | die blondere | das blondere | die blonderen |
genitive | des blonderen | der blonderen | des blonderen | der blonderen | |
dative | dem blonderen | der blonderen | dem blonderen | den blonderen | |
accusative | den blonderen | die blondere | das blondere | die blonderen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein blonderer | eine blondere | ein blonderes | (keine) blonderen |
genitive | eines blonderen | einer blonderen | eines blonderen | (keiner) blonderen | |
dative | einem blonderen | einer blonderen | einem blonderen | (keinen) blonderen | |
accusative | einen blonderen | eine blondere | ein blonderes | (keine) blonderen |
Synonyms edit
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Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
blond (masculine blonden, neuter blond, comparative méi blond, superlative am blondsten)
Declension edit
number and gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | hien ass blond | si ass blond | et ass blond | si si(nn) blond | |
nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | blonden | blond | blond | blond |
independent without determiner | blondes | blonder | |||
dative | after any declined word | blonden | blonder | blonden | blonden |
as first declined word | blondem | blondem |
Plautdietsch edit
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blond
Polish edit
Etymology edit
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-.
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blond (not comparable, 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
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Romanian edit
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Adjective edit
blond m or n (feminine singular blondă, masculine plural blonzi, feminine and neuter plural blonde)
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blond
Declension edit
Inflection of blond | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | blond | blondare | blondast |
Neuter singular | blont | blondare | blondast |
Plural | blonda | blondare | blondast |
Masculine plural3 | blonde | blondare | blondast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | blonde | blondare | blondaste |
All | blonda | blondare | blondaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |