bald

/bɔ:ld/
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bald

A man with a bald head smiles warmly in the park.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Lacking hair on the head: Having little or no hair on the scalp.
    • Plain or undisguised: Lacking any extra detail, ornamentation, or attempt to soften; starkly obvious.
    • Without natural covering: Lacking the usual or natural covering, such as leaves, vegetation, or feathers.

  2. Verb:

    • To become bald: To lose hair from the scalp.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • He has been bald since his twenties. (He has had little hair on his head since his twenties.)
    • The statement was a bald accusation with no supporting evidence. (The statement was a plain and undisguised accusation.)
    • The bald mountain was scarred by mining. (The mountain lacked its natural vegetation.)

  • Verb:

    • My father started to bald in his mid-thirties. (My father began to lose the hair on his head in his mid-thirties.)
Advanced Usage

  • "Bald-faced lie": A shamelessly obvious and undisguised lie.

    • He told a bald-faced lie about his whereabouts.

  • "Bald as a coot": An idiom meaning completely bald. (A coot is a bird with a white patch on its forehead that can appear bald.)

    • After shaving his head, he was as bald as a coot.
Variants and Related Words

  • Balding (adj): In the process of becoming bald.

    • He is a balding man in his forties.

  • Baldly (adv): In a plain, blunt, or uncompromising manner.

    • She stated baldly that the project had failed.

  • Baldness (n): The state or condition of being bald.

    • Male-pattern baldness is common.
Synonyms
  • Adjective (for lacking hair): Hairless, smooth, shaven.
  • Adjective (for plain/undisguised): Blunt, stark, barefaced, unvarnished.
Related Phrases

  • Bald spot: A specific area on the scalp where hair is missing.

    • He has a small bald spot at the crown of his head.

  • Bald eagle: A large bird of prey native to North America, with a white-feathered head that appears bald from a distance.

    • The bald eagle is the national bird of the United States.
bald

A man with a bald head smiles warmly in the park.

Adjective
  1. without the natural or usual covering
    • a bald spot on the lawn
    • bare hills
  2. lacking hair on all or most of the scalp
    • a bald pate
    • a bald-headed gentleman
  3. with no effort to conceal
    • a barefaced lie
Verb
  1. grow bald; lose hair on one's head
    • He is balding already

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