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blondism

blondism noun: the presence of blond hair and relatively pale skin and eyes in a member of a usually darker race.

Noun

blondism (uncountable)

  1. The presence of blond hair and relatively pale skin and eyes in a member of a usually darker race.
    • Blondism artificially produced in Micronesia and Melanesia as in Polynesia indicates a blond element in the last conquering immigration.1927, John Macmillan Brown, Peoples & problems of the Pacific, volume 2, page 276
    • In the beard latent blondism is likely to come out.1931, Carleton Stevens Coon, Tribes of the Rif, page 348

Origin of blondism

From blond + -ism.

Questions about blondism

What does blondism mean?
Blondism means the presence of blond hair and relatively pale skin and eyes in a member of a usually darker race.
What part of speech is blondism?
Blondism is a noun.

Words near blondism in the dictionary

  1. blondines
  2. blonding
  3. blondining
  4. blondins
  5. blondish
  6. blondism
  7. blondly
  8. blondness
  9. blonds
  10. blondster
  11. blondsters

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