What is the difference between golden and blond?
golden | blond |
Made of, or relating to, gold.
Having a colour or other richness suggestive of gold.
Marked by prosperity, creativity etc.
Advantageous or very favourable.
Relating to a fiftieth anniversary.
To become golden (in colour).
To make golden or like gold.
* 1994 , Marion H. Hedges, Iron City :
A person of fair hair.
A pale yellowish (golden brown) color, especially as a hair color.
Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.
* 1914 , in the American Anthropologist :
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(of a, person) Having blond hair.
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As adjectives the difference between golden and blond
is that golden is made of, or relating to, gold while blond is of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.As verbs the difference between golden and blond
is that golden is to become golden (in colour) while blond is to color or dye blond.As a proper noun Golden
is {{surname}.As a noun blond is
a person of fair hair.golden
English
Alternative forms
* goulden (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- She wore a golden crown.
- Under a golden sun.
- The Renaissance was a golden era.
- the Golden Horseshoe
- This is a golden opportunity
- It's not long until our golden wedding.
Derived terms
* golden age * golden-ager * golden Alexanders * golden anniversary * golden aster * golden balls * golden boot * golden boy * golden brown * golden calf * golden chain * golden club * golden contact * Golden Delicious * golden eagle * goldeneye * Golden Fleece * Golden Gate Bridge * golden girl * golden glow * golden goose * golden hamster * golden handcuffs * golden handshake * golden hello * Golden Horde * Golden Horn * Golden Horseshoe * golden jubilee * golden lion tamarin * golden mean * golden nematode * golden number * golden oldie * golden opinions * golden opportunity * golden oriole * golden parachute * golden perch * golden pheasant * golden plover * golden rectangle * golden retriever * golden rice * golden robin * goldenrod * golden rule * goldenseal * golden section * golden share * golden shiner * golden shower * golden staph * Golden State * golden syrup * golden ticket * golden triangle * golden wattle * golden wedding, golden wedding anniversary * golden years * silence is goldenVerb
(en verb)- It goldened', as nothing else ' goldened , the commonplace countryside.
Anagrams
* * English adjectives ending in -en ----blond
English
(wikipedia blond)Alternative forms
* blondeNoun
(en noun)Usage notes
*This word can vary according to gender, with "blond" being used of males and "blonde" of females, following French usage. * Some writers, especially in the US, treat the spellings as interchangeable or use blond gender-neutrally. * Traditional terms for light hair are "fair(-haired]])''", "''fairheaded''", "''flaxen''", "''tow-haired''", and "''towhead([[towheaded, ed) ".Adjective
(en-adj)- blond hair
- blonde''' ale''; '''''blonde beer
- She has a blond complexion, with brown hair and gray eyes.
