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bald
(redirected from baldish)

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bald  (bôld)
adj. bald·er, bald·est
1. Lacking hair on the head.
2. Lacking a natural or usual covering: a bald spot on the lawn.
3. Lacking treads: a bald tire.
4. Zoology Having white feathers or markings on the head, as in some birds or mammals.
5. Lacking ornamentation; unadorned.
6. Undisguised; blunt: a bald statement of policy.

[Middle English balled, probably from bal, ball; see ball1.]

baldly adv.
baldness n.

bald
Adjective
1. having no hair or fur, esp. of a man having no hair on the scalp
2. lacking natural covering
3. plain or blunt: the bald facts
4. (of a tyre) having a worn tread [Middle English ballede]
baldly adv
baldness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.baldbald - grow bald; lose hair on one's head; "He is balding already"
grow, turn - pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"
Adj.1.bald - with no effort to conceal; "a barefaced lie"
overt, open - open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots"
2.baldbald - lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; "a bald pate"; "a bald-headed gentleman"
hairless - having no hair or fur; "a Mexican Hairless is about the size of a fox terrier and hairless except for a tufts on the head and tail"
3.baldbald - without the natural or usual covering; "a bald spot on the lawn"; "bare hills"
bare - lacking its natural or customary covering; "a bare hill"; "bare feet"

bald
Translations
bald [bɔːld] adjcalvo; [tyre] → liso

bald [bɔːld] adjchauve; [tyre] → lisse

bald [bɔːld] adjkahl;
(tyre) → abgefahren;
(statement) → knapp

bald [bɔːld] adjcalvo/a

bald
adj bald [boːld]
1 (of people) with little or no hair on the head a bald head; He is going bald (= becoming bald). kaalkop, bles أصْلَع плешив plešatý skaldet kahl φαλακρός calvo kiilas کچل؛ تاس kalju chauve קֵרֵחַ गंजा ćelav kopasz botak sköllóttur calvo はげた 대머리의 praplikęs, plikas plikpaurains botak kaal (flint)skallet łysy careca chel лысый plešivý plešast ćelav []skallig หัวล้าน dazlak, kel 禿頭的 лисий گنجا hói
2 (of birds, animals) without feathers, fur etc a bald patch on the dog's back. kaal, kaalkop, bles بِدون ريش гол holý, bezsrstý skaldet kahl χωρίς φτέρωμα ή τρίχωμα (για πουλιά και ζώα) pelado paljas گر paljas dépourvu de plumes, de poils קֵרֵחַ ogolio csupasz tanpa bulu, gundul hárlaus implume 毛のない 털[]이 없는 nuplikęs, nusišėręs bez spalvām (par dzīvniekiem) tidak berbulu kaal uten hår/fjær/pels wyłysiały pelado năpârlit, golaş лишённый покрова; оголённый holý oskuben, gol goluždrav kal, bar ไม่มีขน tüysüz 無毛的 оголений; без рослинного покриву گنجا chim, động vật trụi lông
3 bare or plain a bald statement of the facts. reguit صَريح، جـاف прост strohý utilsløret unverblümt απλός, σκέτος, χωρίς λεπτομέρειες escueto, sencillo ilustamatu رک و راست peittelemätön sans ornements פָּשוּט izravan puszta seadanya umbúðalaus semplice ありのままの 사실 그대로의 tiesus, nepagražintas neizpušķots; kails kosong nuchter usmykket, enkel, utilslørt suchy, lakoniczny simples direct, fără menajamente неприкрашенный strohý, suchý gol, brez olepšav oskudan rakt på sak, ohöljd โล่ง yalın, çıplak 無掩飾的 неприкрашений; прямий سپاٹ، بغیر لگی لپٹی کے phô bày
n baldness
blesheid صَلَع плешивост plešatost, suchopárnost skaldethed die Kahlheit φαλάκρα calvicie kiilaspäisus کچلی kaljuus calvitie קָרַחַת गंजापन ćelavost kopaszság kebotakan skalli calvizie はげていること 대머리짐 nuplikimas plikpaurība kebotakan kaalheid skallethet brak włosów, lakoniczność calvície calviţie плешивость plešivosť; strohosť pleša(vost) ćelavost []skallighet ความล้าน; ความโล่ง dazlaklık, kellik 禿 плішивість گنجا پن sự hói; sự nghèo nàn; trơ trụi
adj balding
becoming bald. bleswordend يَنْصَلِع، مُنْصَلِع оплешивяване plešatějící ved at blive skaldet kahl werden που τείνει να γίνει φαλακρός parcialmente calvo, que está quedándose calvo kiilaks muutuv کچل شدن kaljuuntuva devenant chauve הִתְקַרחוּת गंजा होना oćelavio kopaszodó menjadi botak að verða sköllóttur (che perde i capelli) はげてくる 벗겨지기 시작하는 plinkantis apmatojumu zaudējošs membotakkan kalend i ferd med å bli skallet łysiejący a encarecar care a început să chelească лысеющий plešivejúci ki postaja plešast proćelav bli skallig ซึ่งมีหัวล้าน dazlaklaşan, kelleşen 變禿 лисіючий گنجا ہونا bắt đầu hói
adv baldly
in a plain or bare way He answered her questions baldly. reguit, sonder entoesiasme بصلراحه، بِصراحَه، بصورةٍِ جافَّه просто suše, stroze enkelt og klart unverblümt απλά, σκέτα, χωρίς λεπτομέρειες escuetamente, sencillamente ilustamatult رک و روراست peittelemättä sèchement בְּפַּשטוּת दोटूक smjelo kereken seadanya umbúðalaust schiettamente あからさまに 사실대로, 꾸밈없는 tiesiai, be užuolankų bez aplinkiem; tieši terang nuchter enkelt, tørt, utilslørt sucho rudemente direct, ver­de‑n faţă открыто; без обиняков stroho hladno, gladko šturo rakt på sak อย่างห้วน ๆ yalın bir şekilde, dazlak bir şekilde 不加掩飾地,露骨地 прямо; відверто روکھا سا جواب thẳng thắn 不加


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