bald
Having little or no hair, fur, or feathersHaving little or no hair, fur, or feathers.
» Tom is starting to go bald.
Том начинает лысеть. — marafon
Том починає лисіти. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
8 sensesHaving little or no hair, fur, or feathers.
My uncle is bald.
kahl, glatzköpfig
лы́сыйlýsyj, плеши́выйplešívyj
ли́сийlýsyj, пліши́вийplišývyj
Having little or no hair, fur, or feathers.
(specifically)Having little or no hair on the head, or having a large area of bare scalp on top of the head.
a bald man with a moustache
lacking hair on all or most of the scalp
Of animals, having areas (of fur or plumage) that are colored white, especially on the head.
Of hair, nonexistent.
(figuratively)Lacking any covering.
The bald cypress is a tree that loses its leaves in winter.
without the natural or usual covering
(figuratively)Of a tyre, whose surface is worn away.
лы́сыйlýsyj
(figuratively)Of a statement or account, unembellished.
(figuratively)Of a statement, without evidence or support being provided.
Examples
174 sentencesTom is starting to go bald.
Том починає лисіти. — deniko
ruТом начинает лысеть. — marafon
I know that Tom is bald.
Я знаю, що Том лисий. — deniko
ruЯ знаю, что Том лысый. — marafon
Tom isn't as bald as I am.
Том не такий лисий, як я. — deniko
My father is bald, just like yours.
Мій тато лисий як і твій. — Ahha
Why do you need a comb if you're bald?
Навіщо тобі гребінець, якщо ти голомозий? — deniko
ruЗачем вам нужна расческа, если вы лысый? — HaffA
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Origin
From Middle English balled, ballid, bald (“bald”), of uncertain origin. Probably formed frFrom Middle English balled, ballid, bald (“bald”), of uncertain origin. Probably formed from Middle English bal, balle (“ball, round object, knoll, head”). Compare Old Danish bældet (“bald”).
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Forms
balder, baldestSynonyms
6 synonyms- lacking hair on all or most of the scalp:bald-headedbald-pated
- without the natural or usual covering:denudeddenudate
- with no effort to conceal:barefaced
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
35 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
5 patterns- going bald
- started going bald
- to go bald
- completely bald
- is going bald