dər noun Scandinavian Mythology.
a god, a son of Odin and Frigg and the twin brother of Hod, by whom he was killed.
Origin:
< Old Norse Baldr, cognate with Old English bealdor prince, lord; perhaps akin to Old Norse baldr brave
< Old Norse Baldr, cognate with Old English bealdor prince, lord; perhaps akin to Old Norse baldr brave
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adjective
1.
having little or no hair on the scalp: a bald head; a bald person.
2.
destitute of some natural growth or covering: a bald mountain.
3.
lacking detail; bare; plain; unadorned: a bald prose style.
4.
open; undisguised: a bald lie.
5.
Zoology. having white on the head: the bald eagle.
verb (used without object)
7.
to become bald.
noun
8.
( often initial capital letter ) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a treeless mountaintop or area near the top: often used as part of a proper name.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English ball(e)d, equivalent to ball white spot (compare Welsh bal, Greek phaliós having a white spot) + -ed -ed3
1250–1300; Middle English ball(e)d, equivalent to ball white spot (compare Welsh bal, Greek phaliós having a white spot) + -ed -ed3
Related forms
bald·ish, adjective
bald·ly, adverb
bald·ness, noun
half-bald, adjective
sem·i·bald, adjective
Synonyms
4. bare, barefaced, flagrant, patent, utter, out-and-out, downright, flat-out.
4. bare, barefaced, flagrant, patent, utter, out-and-out, downright, flat-out.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | having no hair or fur, esp (of a man) having no hair on all or most of the scalp |
| 2. | lacking natural growth or covering |
| 3. | plain or blunt: a bald statement |
| 4. | bare or simple; unadorned |
| 5. | Also: baldfaced (of certain birds and other animals) having white markings on the head and face |
| 6. | (of a tyre) having a worn tread |
| [C14 ballede (literally: having a white spot); related to Danish bǣldet, Greek phalaros having a white spot] | |
| 'baldish | |
| —adj | |
| 'baldly | |
| —adv | |
| 'baldness | |
| —n | |
| Balder (ˈbɔːldə) | |
| —n | |
| Norse myth a god, son of Odin and Frigg, noted for his beauty and sweet nature. He was killed by a bough of mistletoe thrown by the blind god Höd, misled by the malicious Loki | |
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Word Origin & History
bald
c.1300, ballede, probably, with M.E. -ede adjectival suffix, from Celt. bal "white patch, blaze" especially on the head of a horse or other animal (from PIE base *bhel- (1) "to shine, flash, gleam;" see bleach). Cf., from the same root, Skt. bhalam "brightness, forehead,"
Gk. phalos "white," L. fulcia "coot" (so called for the white patch on its head), Alb. bale "forehead." Bald eagle first attested 1680s.
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Medical Dictionary
bald (bôld)
adj. bald·er, bald·est
Lacking hair on the head.
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