blond

Light hair shade

Blond describes light-colored hair, ranging from pale yellow to golden brown.

The word extends to people with such hair and to light-colored things generally: blond wood, blond beer.

The spelling blonde, borrowed from French, traditionally applies to women, while blond applies to men or as a general adjective, though this distinction is fading in American English.

complexion

fair

Impartial and unbiased

  • paleLacking color intensity
  • lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
  • rosyPinkly warm or hopeful

freckled · peachy · creamy · porcelain · ruddy · pink · Nordic · Scandinavian · Celtic · alabaster

hair

platinum

Dense precious silvery metal

  • goldenBright yellow, or precious
  • strawberryRed fruit, seeds outside
  • ashCombustion's powdery remains

sandy · flaxen · towheaded · honey · dirty · bleached · highlights · tresses · locks · mane

shades

platinum

Dense precious silvery metal

  • goldenBright yellow, or precious
  • strawberryRed fruit, seeds outside
  • ashCombustion's powdery remains

sandy · honey · dirty · champagne · butter · wheat · cream · flaxen · tow · light

stereotype

bombshell

Shocking sudden revelation

dumb · glamorous · Barbie · surfer · cheerleader · Swedish · Hollywood · Marilyn · ingenue · starlet

Categories
Opposites
hair color

blondbrunette

Brown-haired person

dark-haired · brunet · black-haired · raven-haired · raven

complexion/coloring

blondswarthy

Dark-skinned, weathered-looking

dark-skinned · olive · dusky · bronzed · tanned

Phrases
Family

blonde, blonds, blonding, blondes, blondest, blonder, blondish, blondness, blondies

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G