hair colour

blond /blɒnd $ blɑːnd/ BrE AmE adjective
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: French; Origin: Medieval Latin blondus 'yellow']
1. another spelling of ↑blonde
2. a man who is blond has pale or yellow hair

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

blonde

blonde [blonde blondes] adjective, noun [blɒnd] [blɑːnd]

adjective (also blond) In British English it is usual to spell this word blonde when writing about a woman or girl and blond when writing about a man or boy, although the spelling blonde is sometimes used for men and boys too. In American English the spelling blond is often preferred for either sex. Blonde may be used to describe a woman's hair, but it is sometimes considered offensive to refer to a woman as ‘a blonde’ because hair colour is not a whole person.

1. (of hair) pale gold in colour

2. (of a person) having blonde hair
• a small, blond boy
Word Origin:

late 17th cent. (earlier as blond): from French, feminine of blond, from medieval Latin blundus ‘yellow’, perhaps from Germanic.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

blonde ( also blond ) / blɒnd / / blɑːnd / adjective

A2 with pale yellow or gold hair:

blonde hair/highlights

a blonde woman/a blond man

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

blonde

/blɒnd/
(blondes, blonder, blondest)

Note: The form 'blonde' is usually used to refer to women, and 'blond' to refer to men.

1.
A woman who has blonde hair has pale-coloured hair. Blonde hair can be very light brown or light yellow. The form blond is used when describing men.
There were two little girls, one Asian and one with blonde hair...
The baby had blond curls.
COLOUR

2.
Someone who is blonde has blonde hair.
He was blonder than his brother.
...the striking blond actor.
ADJ

3.
A blonde is a woman who has blonde hair.
N-COUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

¹blond or blonde /ˈblɑːnd/ adj blond·er; -est
1 : of a yellow or very light brown color
• long blond hair
• blonde curls/locks/braids
• She has blonde highlights in her hair.
• His hair was dyed/bleached blond. also; : having blond hair
• a blond actor
• She was blonde as a child.
✦When used to describe a boy or man, the word is spelled blond. When used for a girl or woman, the word is often spelled blonde.
✦A person with dirty blond hair has very dark blond hair that is almost light brown in color.
- see also platinum blonde, strawberry blonde
2 : of a very light color
• a table made of blond wood