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BLOND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A light grayish yellow to near white
Synonyms:
blond; blonde
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("blond" is a kind of...):
chromatic color; chromatic colour; spectral color; spectral colour (a color that has hue)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A person with fair skin and hair
Synonyms:
blond; blonde
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("blond" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "blond"):
peroxide blond; peroxide blonde (a blond whose hair is bleached with peroxide)
platinum blond; platinum blonde (a blond whose hair is a pale silvery (often artificially colored) blond)
towhead (a person with light blond hair)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes
Example:
a house full of light-haired children
Synonyms:
blond; blonde; light-haired
Classified under:
Similar:
ash-blonde; platinum-blonde; towheaded (of hair color; whitish)
fair; fairish ((used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored)
flaxen; sandy (of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown)
nordic (resembling peoples of Scandinavia)
redheaded (having red hair and usually fair skin)
Attribute:
complexion; skin color; skin colour (the coloring of a person's face)
Antonym:
brunet (marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes)
Derivation:
blondness (the property of having a naturally light complexion)
