bald
adjective
bɔːld
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
bɔːldnəs
bɔːldnəs noun [uncountable]He wore a hat to hide his baldness.Idioms
(as) bald as a coot
(British English, informal) completely bald