adjective / verb
bald
BAWLD/bɔːld/
Lacking the expected hair or surface covering.
The man's bald crown has only a thin fringe of gray hair around it.
Etymology
Middle English ballede already meant lacking hair where it normally grows. Its earlier origin is uncertain: suggestions connect it either with a white patch or with a smooth, round ball.
In context
I'm the opposite of bald my hair grows fast and it's a it's a big thick afro
More examples
- The car's bald tires need replacing.
- He began balding in his twenties.
- The report offers a bald statement of the facts without explanation.
Forms
bald · balder · baldest · balds · balded · balding
baldness noun — The state of lacking hair or covering.
Similar words
- hairless
- Specifically describes absence of hair rather than other missing coverings.
- bare
- Can describe any exposed or unadorned surface.