blond

Everyday

1. Having pale yellow or golden hair. tree →
2. Pale yellow or golden in colour, like blond hair or blond wood. tree →
3. A person with blond hair. tree →

In the lessons

It appears in descriptions of people in stories, character writing and everyday talk. It tells the reader hair colour. Phrases: "blond hair", "dyed blonde", "strawberry blonde" (reddish blond), "platinum blonde" (very pale).

Examples

• My cousin has curly blond hair. tree →
• Her hair goes blonder in the summer sun. tree →
• The baby was born with fluffy blond hair. tree →
• The table is made of light blond wood. tree →
• He dyed his hair blond for the concert. tree →
• The girl with the blonde plait is my sister. tree →

Note

Two spellings: "blond" for men and things and often in American English for everyone; "blonde" often for women and girls, especially in British English, and as the noun "a blonde". Calling someone "a blonde" can sound rude; it is kinder to say "she has blonde hair". Jokes that say blond people are not clever are a false stereotype.