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   bald

   /bɔːld/

   adjective

   • 1. having a scalp wholly or partly lacking hair: "he was starting to go bald" Similar hairlessbald-headedsmoothshavendepilatedbaldytechnical:glabrousarchaic:bald-patedOpposite hairy
   • ▪ (of an animal) not covered by the usual fur, hair, or feathers: "hedgehogs are born bald"
   • ▪ (of a plant or an area of land) not covered by the usual leaves, bark, or vegetation: "the bald trunks with their empty branches" Similar leaflessbareuncoveredstarkOpposite lush
   • ▪ (of a tyre) having the tread worn away: "the Nissan had two bald tyres"
   • 2. not having any extra detail or explanation; plain or blunt: "the bald statement in the preceding paragraph requires amplification" Similar plainsimpleunadornedunvarnishedunembellishedundisguisedunveiledstarksevereausterebrutalharshbluntdirectforthrightplain-spokenstraightstraightforwardcandidhonesttruthfulrealistictrue to lifefrankoutspokendownrightoutrightstraight from the shoulderexplicitunequivocalunambiguousunexaggeratedunqualifiedinformal:upfrontwarts and allOpposite exhaustive

   Word Origin Middle English: probably from a base meaning ‘white patch’, whence the archaic sense ‘marked or streaked with white’. Compare with Welsh ceffyl bal, denoting a horse with a white mark on its face.

   Derivatives

   • 1. baldish adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • B

     3

   • A

     1

   • L

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   • D

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   Jan 28, 2016 · The pronunciation of "bald" as /bɔ:ld/ is older. What seems to have happened historically for some speakers of British English is phonemic shortening of the sound /ɔ:/ to /ɒ/ in some cases when it comes before a consonant cluster /lC/ (where C stands for any consonant).

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   British English: bɔːld American English: bɔld. Word forms comparative balder , superlative baldest. Example sentences including 'bald'. The man's bald head was beaded with sweat. The announcement came in a bald statement from the official news agency. She is going bald.

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