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baldness

bald
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bawld]
    • /bɔld/
    • /ˈbɔːldnɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bawld]
    • /bɔld/

Definitions of baldness word

  • adjective baldness having little or no hair on the scalp: a bald head; a bald person. 1
  • adjective baldness destitute of some natural growth or covering: a bald mountain. 1
  • adjective baldness lacking detail; bare; plain; unadorned: a bald prose style. 1
  • adjective baldness open; undisguised: a bald lie. 1
  • adjective baldness Zoology. having white on the head: the bald eagle. 1
  • adjective baldness Automotive. (of a tire) having the tread completely worn away. 1

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Origin of baldness

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

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Baldness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

baldness 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".

baldness usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for baldness

noun baldness

  • simplicity — the state, quality, or an instance of being simple.
  • severity — harshness, sternness, or rigor: Their lives were marked by severity.
  • bareness — without covering or clothing; naked; nude: bare legs.
  • economy — thrifty management; frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc.
  • plainness — clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.

Antonyms for baldness

noun baldness

  • blandness — pleasantly gentle or agreeable: a bland, affable manner.
  • calmness — without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea.
  • gentility — good breeding or refinement.
  • meekness — humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.
  • mildness — amiably gentle or temperate in feeling or behavior toward others.

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