blonde
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle French blonde f. See blond.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /blɒnd/
- (US) IPA(key): /blɑnd/
- Rhymes: -ɒnd
Noun
blonde (plural blondes)
Derived terms
Translations
blond — see blond
Adjective
blonde (comparative blonder or more blonde, superlative blondest or most blonde)
- (especially of a woman) Alternative form of blond
- (especially of a woman, offensive) Stupid, ignorant, naive.
- 2005, Nancy Bartholomew, Lethally Blonde, Silhouette →ISBN, page 8:
- Emma's already huge green eyes widen and she gives me this look like, “Oh my God, sometimes you are just so blonde!”
- 2014, Aviva Drescher, Leggy Blonde: A Memoir (Simon and Schuster, →ISBN):
- I was so blonde I honestly had no idea why he got so angry. He cooled on me for a week or so.
- 2003, Bennett Fairorth, The Land Where My American Mother Died--Palermo, Sicily (iUniverse, →ISBN), page 201:
- “She was so blonde, she studied for a blood test, when she went to the airport and saw a sign that said, 'Airport Left,' she turned around and went home, when she heard that 90% of all crimes occur around the home, she moved.
- 2005, Nancy Bartholomew, Lethally Blonde, Silhouette →ISBN, page 8:
Usage notes
See the usage notes in the entry blond.
Translations
blond — see blond
References
- “blonde” (US) / “blonde” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blɔ̃d/
Audio (file)
Noun
blonde f (plural blondes)
- blonde, female with blonde hair
- light beer
- (Canada, informal) girlfriend
Antonyms
- (girlfriend): chum
Related terms
- bière blonde
Further reading
- “blonde” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblɔndə/
Adjective
blonde
- strong feminine singular nominative form of blond.
- strong feminine singular accusative form of blond.
- strong plural nominative form of blond.
- strong plural accusative form of blond.
- weak masculine singular nominative form of blond.
- weak feminine singular nominative form of blond.
- weak feminine singular accusative form of blond.
- weak neuter singular nominative form of blond.
- weak neuter singular accusative form of blond.
- mixed feminine singular nominative form of blond.
- mixed feminine singular accusative form of blond.
Swedish
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