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- [bawld]
- /bɔld/
- /bɔːld/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bawld]
- /bɔld/
Definitions of bald word
- adjective bald Someone who is bald has little or no hair on the top of their head. 3
- adjective bald If a tyre is bald, its surface has worn down and it is no longer safe to use. 3
- adjective bald A bald statement is in plain language and contains no extra explanation or information. 3
- adjective bald having no hair or fur, esp (of a man) having no hair on all or most of the scalp 3
- adjective bald lacking natural growth or covering 3
- adjective bald plain or blunt 3
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Origin of bald
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English ball(e)d, equivalent to ball white spot (compare Welsh bal, Greek phaliós having a white spot) + -ed -ed3
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Parts of speech for Bald
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bald popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bald usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bald
adj bald
- naked — being without clothing or covering; nude: naked children swimming in the lake.
- barren — A barren landscape is dry and bare, and has very few plants and no trees.
- bare — If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing.
- hairless — without hair; bald: his pink hairless pate.
- head — Edith, 1897–1981, U.S. costume designer.
adjective bald
- balding — Someone who is balding is beginning to lose the hair on the top of their head.
- receding — to go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw.
- worn — past participle of wear.
- threadbare — having the nap worn off so as to lay bare the threads of the warp and woof, as a fabric, garment, etc.
Antonyms for bald
adj bald
- clothed — If you are clothed in a certain way, you are dressed in that way.
- hirsute — hairy; shaggy.
- full — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
- hairy — covered with hair; having much hair.
- adorned — to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments: garlands of flowers adorning their hair.
adjective bald
- florid — reddish; ruddy; rosy: a florid complexion.
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