ash-blond

or ash-blonde

[ ash-blond ]

adjective

1. pale, grayish blond:

   ash-blond hair.

ash blond

noun

1. 1. a very light blond colour
   2. ( as adjective )

      ash-blond hair

2. Also calledash blonde a person whose hair is this colour

Other Words From

• ash blond ash blonde noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ash-blond¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

At one point, she pulled out her phone and showed a picture of herself looking unhinged in an ash-blond wig, an outtake from “The Americans.”

From New York Times

Everyone assumes Twig is a funny nickname because she’s long and skinny and her ash-blond hair sticks out everywhere, but it’s actually short for Twiggy.

From Literature

Her mind seethes with what she calls her “midlife misogyny” — watching other women capitulate or, worse, try to outpace age on their yoga mats, with their ash-blond balayage highlights.

From New York Times

He still has a magnificent nest of ash-blond hair, great blue eyes and huge white teeth that wouldn’t look out of place in Yosemite national park.

From The Guardian

In the early evening, toward the end of one shift, a woman with ash-blond hair in her 50s walks into the E.R.

From New York Times