adj

bald

bawld

adj

Having little or no hair on the head.

"He started going bald in his late twenties."

"The barber offered to shave his head completely bald."

Plain and direct, without any softening detail.

"She gave a bald statement of the facts, with no excuses."

Of a tyre, worn smooth so the tread is gone.

"The car failed its inspection because of two bald tyres."

How to Use Bald

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishLacking hair on the head, or (of a statement) stripped of detail and delivered plainly.

Common pairings

going bald bald statement bald tyre bald patch

balder comparative, balded past tense, balds plural, Balds plural, balds singular, baldest superlative

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From Middle English balled, of uncertain origin — likely related to an old word for "ball" or "round object," describing a smooth, hairless head.

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