Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having a scalp that lacks hair; completely or mostly bald. This describes a person whose head has little or no hair.
   • Direct, blunt, or straightforward. In a figurative sense, it can describe something stated without ornament or subtlety.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Literal):
  • The kind, bald-headed man offered us directions.
  • He became bald-headed in his early thirties.
• Adjective (Figurative):
  • The report was a bald-headed condemnation of the policy, leaving no room for doubt.

Advanced Usage

• "to go bald-headed for/into something": To undertake an action with reckless determination or without caution; to plunge into something headlong.
  • He went bald-headed into the new business venture without a proper plan.

Variants and Related Words

• Bald (adj): The more common adjective meaning lacking hair on the head. ()
• Baldness (n): The state or condition of being bald. ()
• Baldhead (n): (Archaic or informal) A person with a bald head.

Synonyms

• Hairless: Having no hair.
• Bare: Uncovered; exposed (can be used figuratively for a head).
• Glabrous: (Technical) Smooth; having a surface without hairs or projections.

Antonyms

• Hairy: Covered with hair.
• Hirsute: (Formal) Hairy; shaggy.

Related Idioms

• "Bald as a coot": Completely bald. ()
• "Bald-faced lie": A shamelessly obvious lie. (Note: This idiom uses "bald-faced," not "bald-headed," but shares the figurative sense of bluntness and lack of cover.)

Adjective

1. lacking hair on all or most of the scalp
   • a bald pate
   • a bald-headed gentleman