Blonde

//blɒnd// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of blond. alt-of, alternative, especially

    "So the great wasteful summer days went by, the glory of the passionate nights of July, the crisper blonde luxuriance of August."

  2. 2
    Stupid, ignorant, naive. especially, offensive

    "Emma's already huge green eyes widen and she gives me this look like, “Oh my God, sometimes you are just so blonde!”"

Adjective
  1. 1
    being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of blond (“person with fair hair”). (Used especially of a woman. See the usage notes in the entry blond.) alt-of, alternative, countable
  2. 2
    a light grayish yellow to near white wordnet
  3. 3
    Alternative form of blond (“color”) alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a female person with fair skin and hair wordnet
  5. 5
    Alternative form of blond (“type of beer”) alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    (film, television, theater) A kind of 2,000-watt lamp. countable

    "Most [camera crews] carry two blondes and three redheads or their equivalents. Blondes are 2000 watt lamps traditionally with yellow heads (or shells) used to light fairly large areas — also referred to as 2Ks — and redheads smaller 800 watt lamps traditionally with red shells to light faces."

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of blond. alt-of, alternative, especially

    "Most women who blonde their hair today have been doing it for several years."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle French blonde f. See blond.

Etymology 2

From Middle French blonde f. See blond.

Etymology 3

From Middle French blonde f. See blond.

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