bald
having little or no hair on the scalp: a bald head;a bald person.
destitute of some natural growth or covering: a bald mountain.
lacking detail; bare; plain; unadorned: a bald prose style.
open; undisguised: a bald lie.
Zoology. having white on the head: the bald eagle.
Automotive. (of a tire) having the tread completely worn away.
to become bald.
(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 of bald
1Other words for bald
Other words from bald
- baldish, adjective
- baldly, adverb
- baldness, noun
- half-bald, adjective
- sem·i·bald, adjective
- sem·i·bald·ly, adverb
- sem·i·bald·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with bald
- bald , balled , bawled
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How to use bald in a sentence
Here is another mystery about the whole covering-up-the-baldness thing.
A Breast Cancer Alphabet: F Is For Fashion Accessories | Madhulika Sikka | February 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBy the nineties, a period of male-pattern chest baldness had entered pop culture.
Baldness is come upon Gaza: Ascalon hath held her peace with the remnant of their valley: how long shalt thou cut thyself?
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousPaul was short in stature, somewhat stooping and at the middle age his hair was thin, inclining to baldness.
Gospel Philosophy | J. H. WardHis grayish brown hair was combed carefully from one side across the top in an unsuccessful attempt to conceal his baldness.
A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith Nicholson
Neeld was surprised at the baldness of the question, but Harry took it as natural.
Tristram of Blent | Anthony HopeYou put your hat on, because your reason has not yet been applied to the problem of the cause of baldness.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society | Upton Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for bald
/ (bɔːld) /
having no hair or fur, esp (of a man) having no hair on all or most of the scalp
lacking natural growth or covering
plain or blunt: a bald statement
bare or simple; unadorned
Also: baldfaced (of certain birds and other animals) having white markings on the head and face
(of a tyre) having a worn tread
Origin of bald
1Derived forms of bald
- baldish, adjective
- baldly, adverb
- baldness, noun
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