bald en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- [bɒʊld] (UK, nonstandard)
- (US) audio
- [bɒld] (UK, nonstandard)
- /boːld/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /bɑld/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /bɔld/ without the cot–caught merger
- /bɑːld/ (Northumbria)
- /boːld/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /bɔːld/ (Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales)
- /bəʊld/ (UK, nonstandard)
- /bɔld/ (Scotland)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Germanic *balluz Old English *beall Middle English bal? Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European *bʰḗlH-o-m Proto-Germanic *bēlą Proto-West Germanic *bāl Old English bæl? Middle English balled English bald From Middle English balled, ballid, bald (“bald”), of uncertain origin. Probably formed from Middle English bal, balle (“ball, round object, knoll, head”). Compare Old Danish bældet (“bald”). An alternate etymology relates it to Old English bǣl (“fire, flame; funeral pyre”), from Proto-Germanic *bēlą. Compare Albanian balë (“white spot on the forehead”) and ballë (“forehead”).
Meanings
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Having little or no hair, fur, or feathers.
My uncle is bald.
The Skin Horse had lived longer in the nursery than any of the others. He was so old that his brown coat was bald in patches and showed the seams underneath, and most of the hairs in his tail had been pulled out to string bead necklaces.
1921 June, Margery Williams, “The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real”, in Harper’s Bazar, volume LVI, number 6 (2504 overall), New York, N.Y.: International Magazine Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:Porn didn't revolutionize our pubic hair overnight […] but the general gist is that the vast majority of porn performers in film and magazines had full bushes until Hustler magazine printed a bald vulva, a so-called ‘pink shot’, in 1974.
2019, Lynn Enright, Vagina: A Re-Education, Atlantic Books, →ISBN:
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(specifically) Having little or no hair, fur, or feathers. ▸ Having little or no hair on the head, or having a large area of bare scalp on top of the head.
“I am getting balder and balder trying to figure these things out,” he said at an event in Washington, D.C. on Monday where he acknowledged – as he has before – that he would not run outside the Democratic party establishment.
2015 February 10, Dan Merica, quoting Bernie Sanders, “The Democratic presidential nominee that doesn’t have to be a registered Democrat”, in CNN:a bald man with a moustache
There has never been a bald James Bond nor a hairless contestant on Love Island. Growing up, bald men were never the superheroes and always the villains.
2021 March 14, Michael Segalov, “It can leave your self-image fractured”, in The Guardian:
- Of animals, having areas (of fur or plumage) that are colored white, especially on the head.
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Of hair, nonexistent.
All my grandmothers are bald, all the way back to Tilly. Grandma Tilly from 1721. Full head of bald hair.
2018, Jerma985, 3:43 from the start, in Would I Lie to You?, spoken by Jerma985, via YouTube:
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(figuratively) Lacking any covering.
The bald cypress is a tree that loses its leaves in winter.
- (figuratively) Of a tyre, whose surface is worn away.
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(figuratively) Of a statement or account, unembellished.
But yesterday's remarks are the baldest affirmation yet that Putin has no real intention of resigning from politics.
2007 November 14, Luke Harding, “Putin: I have a moral right to continue wielding influence”, in The Guardian:Here the existential process (“there is”) functions as a bald assertion of fact, with no hedging or concessions to the observer's subjectivity, while the nominalization (“a significant role-reversal”) activates a pre-existing category from the discourse of Literary Criticism, into which the present "specimen" will be slotted.
2006, João Ferreira Duarte, Alexandra Assis Rosa, Teresa Seruya, Translation Studies at the Interface of Disciplines, →ISBN, page 115:The NYSDOT, through the DSEIS, makes a bald assertion in the DSEIS, but does not explain in detail, why it feels that the Short Bypass Tunnel provides a more appropriate and respectful setting for the WTC Memorial.
1994, Route 9A Reconstruction Project, Battery Place to 59th St.:Such is a bald statement of the singular and romantic series of events which centred public attention upon this Lancashire tragedy.
1922, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Black Doctor:
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(figuratively) Of a statement, without evidence or support being provided.
The Criminal Procedure Act of 1977 gives police officials the power and discretion to conduct identification procedures 'A bald statement that the accused is the person who committed the crime is not enough ... the greatest care should be taken to test the evidence.
2005, Colin Tredoux, Psychology and Law, →ISBN, page 198:The question regarding this issue is whether the applicant raised sufficient doubts regarding adoption and use of the official mark by the respondent as to have the effect that the respondent's bald assertion is not enough to provide evidence that the official mark was adopted and used or whether a negative inference should be drawn from the failure of the respondent to provide further evidence.
2001, Canadian patent reporter, page 194:The EC's bald assertion of compliance in the context of this scientific and factual landscape highlights the fact that it has made no effort to demonstrate how its new import ban satisfies the conditions of a "provisional" ban under Article 5.7 of the SPS Agreement or "rationally relates" to or is "reasonably supported" by a risk assessment for purposes of Article 5.1 of the SPS Agreement.
2010, World Trade Organization, Dispute Settlement Reports 2008: Volume 11, →ISBN, page 3959:The plaintiff in this case must satisfy the judge that she has visible means, the mere bald statement that she has visible means is not suflicient.
1891, The Australian law times - Volumes 12-13, page 61:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| baldest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| balder | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
haired · faxed · haired · faxed
Deriveds
bald eagle · baldist · skewbald · baldpated · malding · piebald · baldly · bald-shame · baldfaced · bald-headed row · bald erne · bald person · balding · mald · bald cap · baldheaded · bald spot · Bald Nob · two bald men fighting over a comb · baldish · bald-shaming · Baldilocks · baldmaxxer · bald as a peeled egg · bald as a coot · bald as a billiard ball · Bald Hills · baldrib · baldy · long-beaked bald rush · make the bald man cry · bald dick · baldpate · bald patch · nonbald · baldchin groper · semibald · baldingness · bald wig · baldie · like butter on a bald monkey · Bald Blair · baldishness · bald earn · baldmaxx · baldmaxxing · bald cypress · bald-headed hermit · Bald Ridge · bald-faced · baldness · bald as a bladder of lard · balden · bald head · bald-faced hornet · baldhead · bald-headed
Synonyms
Translations (212)
ceb upaw (having little or no hair) · wa pelake (having little or no hair) · de kahl (having little or no hair) · be пляшы́вы (having little or no hair) · ug يالىئڭاچ (having little or no hair) · enm calwe (having little or no hair) · sv blanksliten (of a tyre, whose surface is worn away) · ja 禿げ (having little or no hair) · tl upaw (having little or no hair) · scn lisciu (of a tyre, whose surface is worn away) · da skaldet (having little or no hair) · et kiilas (having little or no hair) · bcl angas (having little or no hair) · te గుండు (of a tyre, whose surface is worn away) · ary قرع (having little or no hair) · pt calvo (having little or no hair) · gl crouquelo (having little or no hair) · gl albelo (of an animal, white areas) · ko 대머리의 (having little or no hair) · gv meayl (having little or no hair) · el φαλακρός (having little or no hair) · sga máel (having little or no hair) · gd maol (having little or no hair) · es pajla (having little or no hair) · cs ojetý (of a tyre, whose surface is worn away) · kk қасқа (having little or no hair) · sh ćȅlav (having little or no hair) · it calvo (having little or no hair) · lo ລ້ານ (having little or no hair) · tg тос (having little or no hair) · uz kal (having little or no hair) · eo senhara (having little or no hair) · kk жалтыр (having little or no hair) · ka მელოტი (having little or no hair) · nb skalla (having little or no hair) · ru плеши́вый (having little or no hair) · cmn 禿頭的 /秃头的 (having little or no hair) · yi ליסע (having little or no hair) · fa کل (having little or no hair) · km តម្ពែក (having little or no hair) · bn টাকলু (having little or no hair) · ota كل (having little or no hair) · duo polpog (having little or no hair) · ota صاچسز (having little or no hair) · sq tullac (having little or no hair) · wa pelot (having little or no hair) · yua k'olis (having little or no hair) · ru лы́сый (having little or no hair) · la calvus (having little or no hair) · cu възлꙑсъ (having little or no hair) · fy keal (having little or no hair) · de glatzköpfig (having little or no hair) · bg лис (having little or no hair) · nl kaal (of a tyre, whose surface is worn away) · wyi taweet (having little or no hair) · sv flintskallig (having little or no hair) · bg плеши́в (having little or no hair) · kw blogh (having little or no hair) · az daz (having little or no hair) · mnc ᡥᠣᡨᠣ (having little or no hair) · alt тас (having little or no hair) · ur گنجا (having little or no hair) · sa खार्वाटक (having little or no hair) · lo ໂລ້ນ (having little or no hair) · uz siyqa (having little or no hair) · ota قباق (having little or no hair) · ar أَجْرَد (having little or no hair) · gl crouco (having little or no hair) · mk ќелав (having little or no hair) · io kalva (having little or no hair) · fi kalju (having little or no hair) · kk таз (having little or no hair) · enm balled (having little or no hair) · bn টেকো (having little or no hair) · vi hói (having little or no hair) · mi hewa (having little or no hair) · uk пліши́вий (having little or no hair) · scn pilatu (having little or no hair) · az keçəl (having little or no hair) · ml കഷണ്ടി (having little or no hair) · ga maol (having little or no hair) · he קירח \ קֵרֵחַ (having little or no hair) · hsb plěchaty (having little or no hair) · sa ऋक्ष (having little or no hair) · tr kel (having little or no hair) · myv кепепря (having little or no hair) · lt plikas (having little or no hair) · sl plešast (having little or no hair) · ms botak (having little or no hair) · myv чертеме (having little or no hair) · gl nedio (of a tyre, whose surface is worn away) · gl calvo (having little or no hair) · es pelado (having little or no hair) · udi каьчаьл (having little or no hair) · nv dilkǫǫh (having little or no hair) · ang calu (having little or no hair) · yka tukung (having little or no hair) · sh ће̏лав (having little or no hair) · af bles (having little or no hair) · ta சொட்டை (having little or no hair) · id botak (having little or no hair) · it liscio (of a tyre, whose surface is worn away) · luy sipara (having little or no hair) · es pelón (having little or no hair) · lld las (having little or no hair) · ro pleșuv (having little or no hair) · nl afgesleten (of a tyre, whose surface is worn away) · gur kɔbkõogɔ (of a tyre, whose surface is worn away) · el καραφλός (having little or no hair) · gl lampo (of a tyre, whose surface is worn away) · fo skallutur (having little or no hair) · wa tchenou (having little or no hair) · hu tar (having little or no hair) · nb skallet (having little or no hair) · da nedslidt (of a tyre, whose surface is worn away) · wa pelé (having little or no hair) · grc φαλακρός (having little or no hair) · gur kõogɔ (having little or no hair) · oc calvet (having little or no hair) · ca calb (having little or no hair) · tl kutipyo (having little or no hair) · gl mouquelo (having little or no hair) · cmn 光禿禿的 /光秃秃的 (having little or no hair) · fa کچل (having little or no hair) · nap scucciato (having little or no hair) · ka ქოსა (having little or no hair) · kaw buṭak (having little or no hair) · io senhara (having little or no hair) · tl kalbo (having little or no hair) · nn skalla (having little or no hair) · gl careco (having little or no hair) · jv buthak (having little or no hair) · bg износен (of a tyre, whose surface is worn away) · gl albo (of an animal, white areas) · nv dilkǫǫh (of a tyre, whose surface is worn away) · be лы́сы (having little or no hair) · hy ճաղատ (having little or no hair) · mi porohewa (having little or no hair) · it pelato (having little or no hair) · fr chauve (having little or no hair) · sa कुल्व (having little or no hair) · uz toz (having little or no hair) · ceb upawon (having little or no hair) · mk изли́жана (of a tyre, whose surface is worn away) · ar أَقْرَع (having little or no hair) · crh tazbaş (having little or no hair) · hi गंजा (having little or no hair) · dsb goły (having little or no hair) · th โกร๋น (of a tyre, whose surface is worn away) · lv nodilis (of a tyre, whose surface is worn away) · nap zelluso (having little or no hair) · ru лы́сый (of a tyre, whose surface is worn away) · bn টাক মাথা (having little or no hair) · th โล้น (having little or no hair) · sk plešatý (having little or no hair) · km ត្រងាល (having little or no hair) · gl cañón (having little or no hair) · mi hore (of a tyre, whose surface is worn away) · mfe sov (having little or no hair) · eo kalva (having little or no hair) · lv plikgalvains (having little or no hair) · te బట్టతల (having little or no hair) · uk ли́сий (having little or no hair) · hu kopasz (having little or no hair) · mer kimencu (having little or no hair) · arz أقرع (having little or no hair) · cjs тас (having little or no hair) · tr dazlak (having little or no hair) · ky таз (having little or no hair) · ro chel (having little or no hair) · eu burusoil (having little or no hair) · cs sjetý (of a tyre, whose surface is worn away) · gl lambido (of a tyre, whose surface is worn away) · mn халзан (having little or no hair) · ota طازلاق (having little or no hair) · tr kabak (of a tyre, whose surface is worn away) · sas butak (having little or no hair) · xsv plikas (having little or no hair) · es calvo (having little or no hair) · fa طاس (having little or no hair) · pt careca (having little or no hair) · yi פּליכעוואַטע (having little or no hair) · fr lisse (of a tyre, whose surface is worn away) · tk sakar (having little or no hair) · mi pākira (having little or no hair) · ang hnot (having little or no hair) · es calvorota (having little or no hair) · cs plešatý (having little or no hair) · pt careca (of a tyre, whose surface is worn away) · fi kalju (of a tyre, whose surface is worn away) · id gundul (having little or no hair) · ar أَصْلَع (having little or no hair) · is sköllóttur (having little or no hair) · hy քաչալ (having little or no hair) · nl kaal (having little or no hair) · br moal (having little or no hair) · th ล้าน (having little or no hair) · gl liso (of a tyre, whose surface is worn away) · scn tignusu (having little or no hair) · vi trọc (having little or no hair) · qu pagla (having little or no hair) · ky кашка (having little or no hair) · cy moel (having little or no hair) · gl cachapelada (having little or no hair) · ckb کەچەڵ (having little or no hair) · scn cunzumatu (of a tyre, whose surface is worn away) · ast calvu (having little or no hair) · su butak (having little or no hair) · pl łysy (having little or no hair) · fi sileä (of a tyre, whose surface is worn away) · eu soil (having little or no hair) · sv skallig (having little or no hair)