Blond or Blonde | Difference & Example Sentences
Blond and blonde are two forms of the same word. They’re pronounced the same but can have slightly different meanings, depending on how they are used.
- Blond is a noun traditionally used to refer to a man with golden or pale yellow hair. It can also be used as an adjective to describe something (typically a man’s hair) as ‘golden’ or ‘pale yellow’.
- Blonde is a noun traditionally used to refer to a woman with golden or pale yellow hair. It can also be used as an adjective to describe something (typically a woman’s hair) as ‘golden’ or ‘pale yellow’.
| Examples: Blond in a sentence | Examples: Blonde in a sentence |
|---|---|
| Jake gets sunburned easily because he is a blond. | My mother is a natural blonde, but she dyes her hair. |
| When Andreas was a child, he had blond hair. | Christine wants to get blonde highlights. |
| Patrick has dark hair but blond eyebrows. | The girl who called for you had blonde hair. |
Blond as a noun
Blond is traditionally used as a noun to refer to a boy or man with golden or pale yellow hair.
Will is the only blond in his family.
Blond as an adjective
Blond can be used as an adjective to describe a boy or man’s hair as ‘golden’ or ‘pale yellow’. It’s also used to describe other things, such as beer, coffee, and wood. In most cases, it doesn’t matter if you use blond or blonde unless you’re referring to hair color.
Martha recently bought a beautiful blond wood table.
Blonde as a noun
Blonde is traditionally a noun used to refer to a girl or woman with golden or pale yellow hair.
My wife’s hair is brown, but she wants to be a blonde.
Blonde as an adjective
Blonde can be used as an adjective to describe a girl or woman’s hair as ‘golden’ or ‘pale yellow’. It’s also used to describe things such as beer and coffee. In most cases, blonde and blond are used interchangeably when not referring to hair color.
Sasha doesn’t like dark roast coffee, but she does like blonde roast.
- Kevin always wanted to be a ______.
- Aaron had curly ______ hair when he was young.
- Eve is the only sister who isn’t a ______.
- The actress doesn’t actually have ______ hair; she wears a wig.
- My mother has ______ hair and my father has ______ hair.
- Kevin always wanted to be a blond.
- ‘Blond’ is a noun traditionally used to refer to a man or boy with golden or pale yellow hair.
- Aaron had curly blond hair when he was young.
- ‘Blond’ can be used as an adjective to describe a boy or man’s hair as ‘golden’ or ‘pale yellow’.
- Eve is the only sister who isn’t a blonde.
- ‘Blonde’ is a noun traditionally used to refer to a woman or girl with golden or pale yellow hair.
- The actress doesn’t actually have blonde hair; she wears a wig.
- ‘Blonde’ can be used as an adjective to describe a girl or woman’s hair as ‘golden’ or ‘pale yellow’.
- My mother has blonde hair and my father has blond hair.
- In the first instance, the feminine ‘blonde’ is correct. In the second instance, the masculine ‘blond’ is correct.
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