bald

1 of 2

adjective

ˈbȯld

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

his bald head

Both men were bald.

a bald hill

bald trees

The rug was bald with wear.

: having little or no tread

bald tires

: marked with white

a horse with a bald face

: lacking adornment or amplification

a bald assertion

: undisguised, palpable

bald arrogance

baldish

ˈbȯl-dish

adjective

baldly

ˈbȯl(d)-lē How to pronounce bald (audio)

adverb

baldness

ˈbȯl(d)-nəs How to pronounce bald (audio)

noun

bald

2 of 2

verb

balded; balding; balds

transitive verb

: to make bald

intransitive verb

: to become bald

balding with age

Example Sentences

Adjective All of his uncles are completely bald. He had gone completely bald by the age of 30. He covered his bald head with a baseball cap. There's a bald spot on the top of his head. There are bald patches in the cat's fur. an old car with bald tires See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Light's timing, wavelength, direction and intensity, as well as the eyes of the beholder, all matter, and unlike mercury in tuna or DDT in bald eagles, photons don't leave behind a lasting measurable chemical trace.

Joshua Sokol, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2022 Common sightings include bald eagles, ospreys and a variety of hawks, such as sharp-shinned hawks, cooper’s hawks and red-shouldered hawks.

Nevin Martell, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022 The toll to the animal population included up to 250,000 dead seabirds, 2,800 sea otters, 300 harbor seals and 250 bald eagles, the trustee council estimated.

Brian Murphy, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2022 The spill killed 250,000 seabirds, 2,800 sea otters, 300 harbor seals, 250 bald eagles and as many as 22 killer whales, according to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council, a joint federal-state monitoring agency.

Richard Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022 The camp director is under the flagpole, addressing a group of men, the sun dancing on his bald spot.

WIRED, 2 Sep. 2022 This year’s outbreak contributed to a spike in egg and meat prices, and killed an alarming number of bald eagles and other wild birds.

Steve Karnowski, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2022 This year's outbreak contributed to a spike in egg and meat prices, and killed an alarming number of bald eagles and other wild birds.

Steve Karnowski, ajc, 31 Aug. 2022 This year's outbreak contributed to a spike in egg and meat prices, and killed an alarming number of bald eagles and other wild birds.

Fox News, 31 Aug. 2022

Verb

Young and old greeted him like a rock star—a short, balding rock star.

Andrew Ferguson, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2020 There was chubby Roger Ebert, often the meaner of the two, with his barbed complaints about his partner’s latest opinions, and there was the tall, balding Gene Siskel, the gentler and kinder one, more likely to throw up his hands in exasperation.

Dipti S. Barot, Longreads, 26 Nov. 2019 Posters of Tsai, a smiling, bespectacled woman, and Han, a slim, balding, rather bland-looking man, were everywhere.

Ian Buruma, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2019 Rings of smoke from his Cuban cigar circled Luis Tiant’s balding head like a halo.

Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 29 Mar. 2020 Dantzman is 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighs about 140 pounds, with short, gray hair, balding on the top of his head and a gray beard.

Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 18 Mar. 2020 Young and old greeted him like a rock star—a short, balding rock star.

Andrew Ferguson, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2020 Irwin is 6-foot-1 and 175 pounds, with balding gray hair and blue eyes.

Alejandro Serrano, SFChronicle.com, 19 Feb. 2020 With her tires balding and her transmission on the fritz, Katrina Whitaker needed a new car.

Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 14 Feb. 2020 See More

bald

adjective

as in bare

lacking a usual or natural covering trees that are bald in the winter aren't the best for giving a home year-round privacy

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

bare
exposed
naked
uncovered
peeled
stripped
open
denuded
hairless
shaven
displayed
skinned
revealed
unprotected
undressed
unclothed
unclad
furless
disrobed
divested

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

covered
overgrown
hairy
bearded
mantled
overrun
overspread

as in naked

free from all additions or embellishment try to avoid the bald statement "You're wrong!" when trying to reason with someone

Synonyms & Similar Words

naked
simple
plain
bare
unadorned
stripped
clean
unembellished
unvarnished
unornamented
undecorated
quiet
restrained
denuded
plain-vanilla
spartan
honest
homely
unsophisticated
bleak
natural
modest
subdued
divested
severe
stark
conservative
inconspicuous
earthy
elemental
forthright
muted
austere
unpretentious
antiseptic
minimalist
unobtrusive
sober
understated
toned (down)
au naturel

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

flamboyant
gaudy
showy
fancy
loud
adorned
garish
ornamented
embellished
exaggerated
decorated
glittery
swanky
flashy
ostentatious
tawdry
florid
swank
glitzy
bedizened
ornate
overwrought
lurid
trimmed
splashy
rococo
dressed
overdecorated
baroque
overdone
elaborate
extravagant
ornate
embroidered
bedecked
arrayed
garnished
apparelled
appareled
decked-out

as in obvious

not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation her angry neighbor's bald accusations of stealing his mail offended her

Synonyms & Similar Words

obvious
unmistakable
apparent
evident
clear
straightforward
distinct
plain
broad
visible
barefaced
luminous
crystal clear
transparent
patent
unequivocal
lucid
simple
unambiguous
ringing
bald-faced
decided
pellucid
perspicuous
luculent
unambivalent
manifest
nonambiguous
noticeable
palpable
clear-cut
open-and-shut
intelligible
understandable
comprehensible
tidy
recognizable
bright-line
explicit
tangible
uncomplicated
clean-cut
sensible
appreciable
graspable
undisguised
fathomable
discernible
knowable
digestible
overt
observable
trenchant
perceptible
clean
legible
cognizable
self-explanatory
comprehendible
readable
black-and-white
self-evident
cognoscible
well-defined
decipherable
discernable
fair

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dark
obscure
mysterious
ambiguous
enigmatic
indistinct
cryptic
gray
unclear
equivocal
unintelligible
grey
clouded
incomprehensible
unfathomable
indecipherable
enigmatical
unknowable
imperceptible
vague
subtle
indeterminate
unapparent
slippery
sketchy
impalpable
cloudy
misty
inappreciable
insensible
hazy
indefinite
unclarified
obfuscated
nonobvious
nebulous
illegible
imprecise
noncommittal
murky
unreadable
gauzy
indiscernible
undecipherable

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of bald are bare, barren, naked, and nude. While all these words mean "deprived of naturally or conventionally appropriate covering," bald implies actual or seeming absence of natural covering and may suggest a conspicuous bareness.

a bald mountain peak

Although the words bare and bald have much in common, bare implies the removal of what is additional, superfluous, ornamental, or dispensable.

an apartment with bare walls

In some situations, the words barren and bald are roughly equivalent. However, barren often suggests aridity or impoverishment or sterility.

barren plains

The words naked and bald are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, naked suggests absence of protective or ornamental covering but may imply a state of nature, of destitution, or of defenselessness.

poor half-naked children

The synonyms nude and bald are sometimes interchangeable, but nude applies especially to the unclothed human figure.

a nude model posing for art students

单词	bald
释义	bald 1 of 2 adjective ˈbȯld 1 a : lacking a natural or usual covering (as of hair, vegetation, or nap) his bald head Both men were bald. a bald hill bald trees The rug was bald with wear. b : having little or no tread bald tires 2 : marked with white a horse with a bald face 3 : lacking adornment or amplification a bald assertion 4 : undisguised, palpable bald arrogance baldish ˈbȯl-dish adjective baldly ˈbȯl(d)-lē adverb baldness ˈbȯl(d)-nəs noun bald 2 of 2 verb balded; balding; balds transitive verb : to make bald intransitive verb : to become bald balding with age Synonyms Adjective bare denuded exposed naked open peeled stripped uncovered See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective All of his uncles are completely bald. He had gone completely bald by the age of 30. He covered his bald head with a baseball cap. There's a bald spot on the top of his head. There are bald patches in the cat's fur. an old car with bald tires See More Recent Examples on the Web Adjective Light's timing, wavelength, direction and intensity, as well as the eyes of the beholder, all matter, and unlike mercury in tuna or DDT in bald eagles, photons don't leave behind a lasting measurable chemical trace. Joshua Sokol, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2022 Common sightings include bald eagles, ospreys and a variety of hawks, such as sharp-shinned hawks, cooper’s hawks and red-shouldered hawks. Nevin Martell, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022 The toll to the animal population included up to 250,000 dead seabirds, 2,800 sea otters, 300 harbor seals and 250 bald eagles, the trustee council estimated. Brian Murphy, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2022 The spill killed 250,000 seabirds, 2,800 sea otters, 300 harbor seals, 250 bald eagles and as many as 22 killer whales, according to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council, a joint federal-state monitoring agency. Richard Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022 The camp director is under the flagpole, addressing a group of men, the sun dancing on his bald spot. WIRED, 2 Sep. 2022 This year’s outbreak contributed to a spike in egg and meat prices, and killed an alarming number of bald eagles and other wild birds. Steve Karnowski, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2022 This year's outbreak contributed to a spike in egg and meat prices, and killed an alarming number of bald eagles and other wild birds. Steve Karnowski, ajc, 31 Aug. 2022 This year's outbreak contributed to a spike in egg and meat prices, and killed an alarming number of bald eagles and other wild birds. Fox News, 31 Aug. 2022 Verb Young and old greeted him like a rock star—a short, balding rock star. Andrew Ferguson, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2020 There was chubby Roger Ebert, often the meaner of the two, with his barbed complaints about his partner’s latest opinions, and there was the tall, balding Gene Siskel, the gentler and kinder one, more likely to throw up his hands in exasperation. Dipti S. Barot, Longreads, 26 Nov. 2019 Posters of Tsai, a smiling, bespectacled woman, and Han, a slim, balding, rather bland-looking man, were everywhere. Ian Buruma, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2019 Rings of smoke from his Cuban cigar circled Luis Tiant’s balding head like a halo. Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 29 Mar. 2020 Dantzman is 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighs about 140 pounds, with short, gray hair, balding on the top of his head and a gray beard. Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 18 Mar. 2020 Young and old greeted him like a rock star—a short, balding rock star. Andrew Ferguson, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2020 Irwin is 6-foot-1 and 175 pounds, with balding gray hair and blue eyes. Alejandro Serrano, SFChronicle.com, 19 Feb. 2020 With her tires balding and her transmission on the fritz, Katrina Whitaker needed a new car. Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 14 Feb. 2020 See More Word History Etymology Adjective and Verb Middle English balled; probably akin to Danish dialect bældet bald, Latin fulica coot, Greek phalios having a white spot, Old English bǣl fire, pyre First Known Use Adjective 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb 1602, in the meaning defined at transitive sense Phrases Containing bald bald cypress go bald bald-faced hornet bald-faced bald eagle bald cypress go bald bald-faced hornet bald-faced bald eagle Kids Definition bald adjective ˈbȯld balder; baldest 1 : lacking a natural covering (as of hair) 2 : lacking extra details or exaggeration a bald statement Medical Definition bald adjective ˈbȯld : lacking all or a significant part of the hair on the head or sometimes on other parts of the body bald adjective 1 as in bare lacking a usual or natural covering trees that are bald in the winter aren't the best for giving a home year-round privacy Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance bare exposed naked uncovered peeled stripped open denuded hairless shaven displayed skinned revealed unprotected undressed unclothed unclad furless disrobed divested Antonyms & Near Antonyms covered overgrown hairy bearded mantled overrun overspread See More 2 as in naked free from all additions or embellishment try to avoid the bald statement "You're wrong!" when trying to reason with someone Synonyms & Similar Words naked simple plain bare unadorned stripped clean unembellished unvarnished unornamented undecorated quiet restrained denuded plain-vanilla spartan honest homely unsophisticated bleak natural modest subdued divested severe stark conservative inconspicuous earthy elemental forthright muted austere unpretentious antiseptic minimalist unobtrusive sober understated toned (down) au naturel Antonyms & Near Antonyms flamboyant gaudy showy fancy loud adorned garish ornamented embellished exaggerated decorated glittery swanky flashy ostentatious tawdry florid swank glitzy bedizened ornate overwrought lurid trimmed splashy rococo dressed overdecorated baroque overdone elaborate extravagant ornate embroidered bedecked arrayed garnished apparelled appareled decked-out See More 3 as in obvious not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation her angry neighbor's bald accusations of stealing his mail offended her Synonyms & Similar Words obvious unmistakable apparent evident clear straightforward distinct plain broad visible barefaced luminous crystal clear transparent patent unequivocal lucid simple unambiguous ringing bald-faced decided pellucid perspicuous luculent unambivalent manifest nonambiguous noticeable palpable clear-cut open-and-shut intelligible understandable comprehensible tidy recognizable bright-line explicit tangible uncomplicated clean-cut sensible appreciable graspable undisguised fathomable discernible knowable digestible overt observable trenchant perceptible clean legible cognizable self-explanatory comprehendible readable black-and-white self-evident cognoscible well-defined decipherable discernable fair Antonyms & Near Antonyms dark obscure mysterious ambiguous enigmatic indistinct cryptic gray unclear equivocal unintelligible grey clouded incomprehensible unfathomable indecipherable enigmatical unknowable imperceptible vague subtle indeterminate unapparent slippery sketchy impalpable cloudy misty inappreciable insensible hazy indefinite unclarified obfuscated nonobvious nebulous illegible imprecise noncommittal murky unreadable gauzy indiscernible undecipherable See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of bald are bare, barren, naked, and nude. While all these words mean "deprived of naturally or conventionally appropriate covering," bald implies actual or seeming absence of natural covering and may suggest a conspicuous bareness. a bald mountain peak Although the words bare and bald have much in common, bare implies the removal of what is additional, superfluous, ornamental, or dispensable. an apartment with bare walls In some situations, the words barren and bald are roughly equivalent. However, barren often suggests aridity or impoverishment or sterility. barren plains The words naked and bald are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, naked suggests absence of protective or ornamental covering but may imply a state of nature, of destitution, or of defenselessness. poor half-naked children The synonyms nude and bald are sometimes interchangeable, but nude applies especially to the unclothed human figure. a nude model posing for art students
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bald

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