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Definition of bald adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bald

adjective
bald pronunciation English bɔːld bald pronunciation American bɔːld
 
1 having little or no hair on the headHe started going bald in his twenties.2 without any of the usual hair, marks, etc. covering the skin or surface of somethingOur dog has a bald patch on its leg.a bald tyre (= a tyre whose surface has become smooth)3 without any extra explanation or detail to help you understand or accept what is being saidThe bald fact is that we don't need you any longer.The letter was a bald statement of our legal position. see also baldlybaldness
baldness pronunciation English bɔːldnəs baldness pronunciation American bɔːldnəs
noun [uncountable]He wore a hat to hide his baldness.
Idioms

(as) bald as a coot

(British English, informal) completely bald