baldness
The condition or state of being baldThe condition or state of being (or becoming) bald.
» Tom kept his hat on to hide his baldness.
Tom behielt seinen Hut auf, um seine Glatzköpfigkeit zu verbergen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том не стал снимать шляпу, чтобы не показывать свою лысину. — odexed
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The condition or state of being (or becoming) bald.
My baldness was the result of radiotherapy.
Glatze, Glatzköpfigkeit, Haarlosigkeit
облысе́ниеoblysénije, плеши́востьplešívostʹ
облисі́нняoblysínnja, полисі́нняpolysínnja, пліши́вістьplišývistʹ
- the condition of having no hair on the top of the head
Examples
8 sentencesTom kept his hat on to hide his baldness.
ruТом не стал снимать шляпу, чтобы не показывать свою лысину. — odexed
deTom behielt seinen Hut auf, um seine Glatzköpfigkeit zu verbergen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
There's no cure for baldness.
ruОт облысения нет лекарства. — marafon
deKahlköpfigkeit kann man nicht kurieren. — pne
At home everything is early, both talent and baldness.
So far, a cure for baldness has not been discovered yet.
Tom has male pattern baldness.
ruУ Тома облысение мужского типа. — Wezel · CC BY 2.0 FR
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English ballednesse, equivalent to bald + -ness.From Middle English ballednesse, equivalent to bald + -ness.
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Forms
plural: baldnesses| Singular | baldness |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- the condition of having no hair on the top of the head:phalacrosis
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable