blond
/blɒnd/adjective
उच्चारण ब्लॉन्ड
(बाल) सुनहरे, भूरे-सुनहरे
Core word
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(of hair) pale gold in colour
(बाल) सुनहरे, भूरे-सुनहरे
- a little boy with blond curly hair
- The baby had soft blond hair.
- The boy had short blond hair that shone in the sun.
+ 2 more examples
- His hair turned blond from spending so much time in the sun.
- Blond hair is rare in India.
Opposite dark
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(of a person) having pale gold hair
सुनहरे बालों वाला
- a tall blond tourist
- The blond actor played the lead role in the school drama.
- The tall blond man at the station asked me for directions.
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- The blond student from Sweden joined our class this year.
- The blond waiter took our order.
Synonyms fair-haired
Opposite dark-haired
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a person with pale gold hair
सुनहरे बालों वाला व्यक्ति
- Two blonds were standing at the bus stop.
- The tourists, a blond and a brunette, asked for directions to the fort.
- The blond in the photograph is my cousin's friend.
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- A blond among the crowd of dark-haired students stood out.
- He was a blond who preferred to wear a hat in summer.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
blond (adjective, hair or man)
Use blond (no e) for a man or for hair in general; blonde is used for a woman.
पुरुष या सामान्यतः बालों के लिए blond (बिना e) आता है; स्त्री के लिए blonde आता है।
- The boy had blond hair.
- He is tall and blond.
a blond (noun, a man)
As a noun it names a fair-haired man.
Noun के रूप में यह सुनहरे बालों वाले पुरुष को बताता है।
- The blond in the back row is our new teacher.
blond + noun
Before a noun it describes hair or colouring.
Noun से पहले यह बालों या रंग को बताता है।
- He has a blond beard.
- She wore a blond wig.
blond + colour adjective
It is combined with another colour word for the shade.
रंग की छटा बताने के लिए इसे दूसरे रंग-शब्द के साथ जोड़ा जाता है।
- He had light blond hair and blue eyes.
+Collocations 5
blond + noun
hairbeardmoustachecurlsboy
- The blond curls of the baby shone in the sun.
adjective + blond
lightdarkpalegoldennatural
- He has pale blond hair.
verb + blond
dyegobleachturnbe born
- She bleached her hair blond for the play.
blond and + adjective
blond and tallblond and blue-eyedblond and fairblond and young
- The tourist was tall, blond and blue-eyed.
hair care
blond highlightsblond streaksblond rootsblond dye
- The blond streaks in his hair came from the sun.
“More examples 6
- The foreign student had blond hair and a friendly smile.
विदेशी विद्यार्थी के बाल सुनहरे थे और मुस्कान दोस्ताना थी।
- Radhika's younger brother dyed his hair blond.
राधिका के छोटे भाई ने अपने बाल सुनहरे रंग में रंगवा लिए।
- The actor has blond hair in the film.
फ़िल्म में अभिनेता के बाल सुनहरे हैं।
- A tall blond man stood at the gate.
एक लंबा, सुनहरे बालों वाला आदमी गेट पर खड़ा था।
- His hair turned blond after months in the sun.
महीनों धूप में रहने से उसके बाल सुनहरे हो गए।
- Their blond cousin from Sweden joined the school for a term.
उनका सुनहरे बालों वाला स्वीडिश चचेरा भाई एक सत्र के लिए विद्यालय में आया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The girl has blonde hair, and the boy has blonde hair too.
✓ The girl has blonde hair, and the boy has blond hair too.
In careful writing, use blonde for a woman and blond for a man.
सावधान लेखन में स्त्री के लिए blonde और पुरुष के लिए blond लिखा जाता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Blond and blonde name the same colour; the spelling traditionally shows whether the person is male or female.
Blond और blonde एक ही रंग को बताते हैं; spelling परंपरागत रूप से व्यक्ति के पुरुष या स्त्री होने को दिखाती है।
Used for a man, or as an adjective for hair in general.
पुरुष के लिए, या सामान्यतः बालों के adjective के रूप में।
- The little boy has blond hair.
Used for a woman, or for the noun naming a fair-haired woman.
स्त्री के लिए, या सुनहरे बालों वाली स्त्री के noun के रूप में।
- She is a natural blonde.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: blonde is the usual spelling for a woman or girl, and blond is used for a man or boy or for hair in general.
Usage में स्त्री या लड़की के लिए सामान्यतः blonde spelling लिखी जाती है, और पुरुष या लड़के के लिए या सामान्य रूप से बालों के लिए blond लिखा जाता है।