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   Bald

   /bôld/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having a scalp wholly or partly lacking hair: "he was starting to go bald" Similar hairlessbald-headedsmoothshavendepilatedbaldytechnical:glabrousarchaic:bald-patedOpposite hairy
   • ▪ (of an animal) not covered by the usual fur, hair, or feathers: "hedgehogs are born bald"
   • ▪ (of a plant or an area of land) not covered by the usual leaves, bark, or vegetation: "the bald trunks with their empty branches" Similar leaflessbareuncoveredstarkOpposite lush
   • ▪ (of a tire) having the tread worn away: "my car had two bald tires"
   • 2. not having any extra detail or explanation; plain or blunt: "the bald statement in the preceding paragraph requires amplification" Similar plainsimpleunadornedunvarnishedunembellishedundisguisedunveiledstarksevereausterebrutalharshbluntdirectforthrightplain-spokenstraightstraightforwardcandidhonesttruthfulrealistictrue to lifefrankoutspokendownrightoutrightstraight from the shoulderexplicitunequivocalunambiguousunexaggeratedunqualifiedinformal:upfrontwarts and allOpposite exhaustive

   Word Origin Middle English: probably from a base meaning ‘white patch’, whence the archaic sense ‘marked or streaked with white’. Compare with Welsh ceffyl bal, denoting a horse with a white mark on its face.

   Derivatives

   • 1. baldish adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   The meaning of BALD is lacking a natural or usual covering (as of hair, vegetation, or nap). How to use bald in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Bald.

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   What is a basic definition of bald? Bald describes a person as having no or little hair on their head. Bald also means to lose one’s hair and describes something as being out in the open or not hidden.

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   BALD definition: 1. with little or no hair on the head: 2. completely bald: 3. basic and with no unnecessary words…. Learn more.

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   BALD meaning: 1. with little or no hair on the head: 2. completely bald: 3. basic and with no unnecessary words…. Learn more.

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   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.

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   If your uncle has a smooth, hairless scalp, he's bald. Some men are bald because they shave their heads, while others have become bald gradually over the years. It's often said that if a man's grandfather was bald, he will also be bald.

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   He's starting to get a little thin on top (= he's losing his hair). He's going bald on top. Definition of bald adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   BALD definition: 1. with little or no hair: 2. Bald facts or ways of saying things are very clear and are not…. Learn more.

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    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.

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    1. adjective B1. Someone who is bald has little or no hair on the top of their head. The man's bald head was beaded with sweat. She is going bald. Synonyms: hairless, smooth, bare, shorn More Synonyms of bald. baldness uncountable noun. He wears a cap to cover a spot of baldness.