bald
[ bawld ]
/ bɔld /
adjective
verb (used without object)
to become bald.
noun
(often initial capital letter) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.
a treeless mountaintop or area near the top: often used as part of a proper name.
Origin of bald
1250–1300; Middle English
ball(e)d, equivalent to
ball white spot (compare Welsh
bal, Greek
phaliós having a white spot) +
-ed
-ed3
SYNONYMS FOR bald
OTHER WORDS FROM bald
Words nearby bald
balche,
balcon,
balconet,
balconette,
balcony,
bald,
bald cypress,
bald eagle,
bald-faced,
bald-faced hornet,
baldachin
Example sentences from the Web for bald
British Dictionary definitions for bald
bald
/ (bɔːld) /
adjective
having no hair or fur, esp (of a man) having no hair on all or most of the scalp
lacking natural growth or covering
plain or blunt
a bald statement
bare or simple; unadorned
Also: baldfaced
(of certain birds and other animals) having white markings on the head and face
(of a tyre) having a worn tread
Derived forms of bald
baldish, adjective baldly, adverb baldness, nounWord Origin for bald
C14
ballede (literally: having a white spot); related to Danish
bǣldet, Greek
phalaros having a white spot
Medical definitions for bald
bald
[ bôld ]
adj.
Lacking hair on the head.