Bald Definition

bôld
baldest, Balder
adjective
baldest, Balder
Having white fur or feathers on the head, as some animals and birds.
Webster's New World
Lacking a natural or usual covering.
A bald spot on the lawn.
American Heritage
Having no hair on all or part of the scalp.
Webster's New World
Lacking treads.
A bald tire.
American Heritage
Not covered by natural growth.
Bald hills.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
verb
(intransitive) To become bald.
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noun
(Appalachian) A mountain summit or crest that lacks forest growth despite a warm climate conducive to such, as is found in many places in the Southern Appalachian Mountains.
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Synonyms:
pronoun

A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Antonio Baldacci (1867-1950).

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Other Word Forms of Bald

Noun

Singular:
bald
Plural:
balds

Adjective

Base Form:
bald
Comparative:
Balder
Superlative:
baldest

Origin of Bald

  • From Middle English balled (“bald”), from ball (“white spot, blaze”) (+ -ed), from Old English *bala (“white patch, blaze”), from Proto-Germanic *balô (“flame”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“light, bright”). Cognate with Danish bældet (“bald”), Gothic - (bala-, “shining, grey (of body)”), Old English bǣl (“fire, flame; funeral pyre”). Cognate with Albanian balë (“white spot on the forehead”) and ball (“forehead”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English balled probably from bal ball ball1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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