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blond

adj.
A2 Elementary US //ˈbɫɑnd// UK //blˈɒnd// blond

adj. having light yellow or golden hair. You use this word to describe people with fair hair, especially women.

adj. having hair of a pale yellow or golden color. Typically used for people, especially women; 'blonde' is the standard spelling for females in many style guides, though 'blond' is acceptable for both genders in modern usage.


SIMPLE

She has long blond hair and blue eyes.

CONTEXTUAL

The blond child stood out clearly against the dark winter coats of the other students.

COMPLEX

In the painting, the artist used soft, warm tones to highlight the subject's blond hair, creating a gentle contrast with the shadowed background.

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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”).

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