platinum blonde

noun

1
: a person whose hair is of a pale silvery-blonde color
2
: the color of the hair of a platinum blonde

Examples of platinum blonde in a Sentence

She dyed her hair and now she's a platinum blonde.
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The fashion icon has given blonde a test drive before, most recently at the Met Gala in May as well as the BAFTAs in February, modeling a platinum blonde look. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 2 July 2026 Wang could be seen rocking a platinum blonde look with dark roots — a major departure from her look the previous day, when she could be seen sporting long brown locks at the BAFTA Film Awards Nominees' Party. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 Sweeney, who appeared to be sitting on a boat, added a pair of tortoiseshell sunglasses and covered her platinum blonde lob with a cream Tecovas baseball cap. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 27 June 2026 As the platinum blonde wig-wearing Nene, who comes rolling into a room of roaring soldiers draped sexily on a tank, her sympathies are secretly elsewhere. — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for platinum blonde

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of platinum blonde was in 1931

Rhymes for platinum blonde

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“Platinum blonde.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/platinum%20blonde. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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