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BLOND OR BLONDE



Makigi
Croatia

BLOND OR BLONDE
 
what �s the difference?

I always thought Blonde is a woman with BLOND hair, but my classbook says: She �s got blonde hair. 
Confused
help.

30 Jun 2014      





cindyfreksen
Denmark

From Dictionary.com:

blonde


[blond] 
adjective
1.
(of a woman or girl) having fair hair and usually fair skin and light eyes.
noun
2.
a woman or girl having this coloration.
Origin:
 see blond

blonde�ness, noun

blond, blonde (see usage note at the current entry).


The spelling blonde  is still widely used for the noun that specifies a woman or girl with fair hair: The blonde with the baby in her arms is my anthropology professor.  Some people object to this as an unnecessary distinction, preferring blond  for all persons: My sister is thinking of becoming a blond for a while.  As an adjective, the word is more usually spelled blond  in reference to either sex ( an energetic blond girl; two blond sons ), although the form blonde  is occasionally still used of a female: the blonde model and her escort.

In other words a Blonde is female, where as blond refers to anyone with light colouring! I am of the opinion that being called a blonde is not a good thing as females with light hair are often seen as being stupid!

30 Jun 2014     



Makigi
Croatia

thanks a lot, dear friend! Smile

1 Jul 2014