bald

¹bald

adjective \ˈbȯld\

Definition of BALD

1

a : lacking a natural or usual covering (as of hair, vegetation, or nap)

b : having little or no tread <bald tires>

2

: marked with white

3

: lacking adornment or amplification <a bald assertion>

4

: undisguised, palpable <bald arrogance>

— bald·ish \ˈbȯl-dish\ adjective

— bald·ly \ˈbȯl(d)-lē\ adverb

— bald·ness \ˈbȯl(d)-nəs\ noun

Examples of BALD

1. All of his uncles are completely bald.
2. He had gone completely bald by the age of 30.
3. He covered his bald head with a baseball cap.
4. There's a bald spot on the top of his head.
5. There are bald patches in the cat's fur.
6. an old car with bald tires

Origin of BALD

Middle English balled; probably akin to Dan dialect bældet bald, Latin fulica coot, Greek phalios having a white spot, Old English bǣl fire, pyre

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to BALD

Synonyms

naked, bare, denuded, exposed, open, peeled, stripped, uncovered

Antonyms

covered

Related Words

displayed, revealed; hairless, shaven; disrobed, unclad, unclothed, undressed; furless, skinned; divested; unprotected

Near Antonyms

mantled; overgrown, overrun, overspread; bearded, hairy

See Synonym Discussion at bare

Rhymes with BALD

scald, skald

²bald

verb

Definition of BALD

transitive verb

: to make bald

intransitive verb

: to become bald

First Known Use of BALD

1602

bald

adjective \ˈbȯld\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of BALD

: lacking all or a significant part of the hair on the head or sometimes on other parts of the body

—bald intransitive verb