blonde
gb/blˈɑnd/ us/blˈɑnd/
A2
Anglais
~ 3200
Sens
0 sens
adjective
A2
property
1
Having light yellow hair
Used to talk about someone who has light yellow hair.
Schéma d’usage :
[someone] is blonde
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'blond' and 'blonde'. In modern English, 'blonde' is often used for women and 'blond' for men, but in American English, 'blonde' is common for all genders.
Synonymes
fair-haired (Slightly broader term that can include light brown hair as well as blonde.)
Antonymes
brunette (Refers to someone with dark brown or black hair, the opposite of blonde hair color.)
Collocations
blonde hair
|blonde woman
|blonde highlights
|natural blonde
|bleached blonde
Thèmes
appearance
|people
|fashion
|body
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- She has been blonde since birth.
- The actress is famous for her long blonde hair.
- He dyed his hair blonde for the movie role.
- Many Scandinavian people are naturally blonde.
- Her blonde curls shone in the sunlight.
Exemples pédagogiques
- My sister is blonde.
- He has blonde hair.
- The girl is blonde.
- I see a blonde woman.
- Her hair is blonde.
Nom
A2
entity
2
Person with light yellow hair
A person who has light yellow hair.
Schéma d’usage :
a blonde [person/woman]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may wrongly use 'blonde' as an adjective here without 'is' or 'has', e.g., 'She blonde' instead of 'She is a blonde'.
Synonymes
fair-haired person (More formal and less specific to women.)
Antonymes
brunette (A person with dark brown or black hair.)
Collocations
a natural blonde
|a blonde beauty
|tall blonde
|blonde bombshell
Thèmes
appearance
|people
|body
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- The new employee is a tall blonde from Sweden.
- He was talking to a blonde at the bar.
- As a natural blonde, she rarely dyes her hair.
- The film starred a glamorous blonde in the lead role.
- Several blondes were in the fashion show.
Exemples pédagogiques
- My friend is a blonde.
- The blonde is my sister.
- I see a blonde in the park.
- She is a tall blonde.
- The actress is a famous blonde.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
blonde
API
GB/blˈɑnd/
US/blˈɑnd/
Syllabes et accentuation
blonde (1 syllabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (blonde)
Formes du mot
Adjective
- Base: blonde
- Comparative: blonder
- Superlative: blondest
Noun
- Base: blonde
- Plural: blondes
Famille de mots
Expressions
blonde bombshell
1/blˈɑnd bˈɑmʃˌɛl/
fixed phrase
Very attractive blonde woman
A very beautiful woman with light yellow hair.
Exemples
- The actress became famous as a blonde bombshell in the 1950s.
- She dressed up like a classic blonde bombshell for the party.
natural blonde
1/nˈæt͡ʃɚəl blˈɑnd/
fixed phrase
Person with naturally light yellow hair
Someone whose light yellow hair color is real and not from dye.
Exemples
- She's a natural blonde, unlike her sister who dyes her hair.
- He was surprised to learn she was a natural blonde.
dumb blonde
1/dˈʌm blˈɑnd/
idiom
slang
stereotype of a silly blonde woman
an insulting stereotype that a pretty blonde woman is not intelligent
Exemples
- The movie avoids the usual "dumb blonde" stereotype.
- She’s tired of being treated like a dumb blonde just because of her hair color.
- Calling someone a dumb blonde is sexist and offensive.
dumb blonde
2/dˈʌm blˈɑnd/
idiom
informal
Stereotype of unintelligent attractive blonde woman
An unkind idea that a woman with light yellow hair is not smart.
Exemples
- She hates being called a dumb blonde because it's sexist and untrue.
- The movie played on the old dumb blonde stereotype.