bald´ness

bald´ness
bald «bld», adjective.
1. wholly or partly without hair on the head: »

The old man's bald head glistened in the sun.

SYNONYM(S): hairless, glabrous.
2. without its natural covering: »

A mountaintop with no trees or grass on it is bald.

SYNONYM(S): naked.
3. Figurative. obvious; plainly evident: »

The bald truth is that he is lazy.

4. Figurative. bare; plain; unadorned: »

a bald translation with no feeling.

5. having a white spot or blaze on the head, such as some birds or animals have.
[Middle English balled < ball white spot, perhaps < Welsh bal having a white spot on the forehead]
bald´ly, adverb.
bald´ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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