Meanings
plural brondes
- informaluncountableA hair colour intermediate between brown and blond.
What happens when beach blonde meets a rich brunette? You get a 'bronde'. A colour that is somewhere between the two extremes, bronde brings in the best of both worlds.
2017, "Hair Colouring", The Times of Oman 100, Summer 2016, page 33
- informalnot comparableHaving or relating to a bronde colour.
Singer Taylor Swift changes up her long lob with an added fringe, in a bronde tone at the Billboard Music Awards on 17 May.
2015, “Celeb Hair We Love”, in Canberra Weekly Magazine, page 551 more example
Olive skin tones look great with a bronde colour, so mixing a chocolate brown with honey highlights would be a great option.
2021, Jenna Engel, quoted in Veronica Boodhan, "Finding The Perfect Match", Salon, May 2021, page 35
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Blend of brunette + blonde or brown + blonde, popularised from circa 2010.
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Cite this entry
bronde. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bronde
“bronde.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bronde. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bronde,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bronde.
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