bald[adjective]Synonyms:- hairless, baldheaded, depilated
- plain, blunt, direct, forthright, straightforward, unadorned, unvarnished
Contrasted words: bushy, hairy, hirsute, shaggy, unshaven, unshorn, fleecy, furry, woolly, downy, fuzzy, pilose, pubescent
Related Words: bobbed,
clipped,
cropped,
polled,
shaven,
sheared,
austere,
severe,
plain,
unadorned,
undecorated,
unembellished,
ungarnished,
unornamented,
colorless,
lackluster,
lifeless,
lusterless,
uncolored [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
bald /bɔːld $ bɒːld/
adjective[
Date: 1300-1400;
Origin: Perhaps from ball 'white spot on an animal's head' (13-16 centuries), probably from Welsh bal]
1. having little or no hair on your head:
a bald man his shiny bald head Dad started going bald when he was in his thirties. He combed his hair and tried to hide his bald patch (=part of someone’s head where there is no hair).2. not having enough of what usually covers something:
The car’s tires are completely bald.3. bald statement/facts/truth a statement etc that is correct but gives no additional information to help you understand or accept what is said:
The bald truth was that Lori didn’t love her husband anymore.—baldness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲