— blondness , n. — blondish , adj.
/blond/ , adj., blonder, blondest , n.
adj.
1. (of hair, skin, etc.) light-colored: the child's soft blond curls.
2. (of a person) having light-colored hair and skin.
3. (of furniture wood) light in tone.
n.
4. a blond person.
5. silk lace, originally unbleached but now often dyed any of various colors, esp. white or black.
[ 1475-85; blonde blond, light brown, fem. of blond blondenfeax grayhaired, L flavus yellow (see FLAVO-) ]
Usage . See blonde .