¹bald

adjective \ˈbȯld\

of a person : having no hair or very little hair on the head

of a part of the body : not covered with hair

: not covered with trees and plants

Full Definition of BALD

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

b : having little or no tread <bald tires>

: marked with white

: lacking adornment or amplification <a bald assertion>

: undisguised, palpable <bald arrogance>

— bald·ish \ˈbȯl-dish\ adjective

— bald·ly \ˈbȯl(d)-lē\ adverb

— bald·ness \ˈbȯl(d)-nəs\ noun

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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

Synonym Discussion of BALD

bare, naked, nude, bald, barren mean deprived of naturally or conventionally appropriate covering. bare implies the removal of what is additional, superfluous, ornamental, or dispensable <an apartment with bare walls>. naked suggests absence of protective or ornamental covering but may imply a state of nature, of destitution, or of defenselessness <poor half-naked children>. nude applies especially to the unclothed human figure <a nude model posing for art students>. bald implies actual or seeming absence of natural covering and may suggest a conspicuous bareness <a bald mountain peak>. barren often suggests aridity or impoverishment or sterility <barren plains>.