bald

The Skin Horse had lived longer in the nursery than any of the others. He was so old that his brown coat was bald in patches and showed the seams underneath, and most of the hairs in his tail had been pulled out to string bead necklaces.

1921 June, Margery Williams, “The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real”, in Harper’s Bazar, volume LVI, number 6 (2504 overall), New York, N.Y.: International Magazine Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

Porn didn't revolutionize our pubic hair overnight […] but the general gist is that the vast majority of porn performers in film and magazines had full bushes until Hustler magazine printed a bald vulva, a so-called ‘pink shot’, in 1974.

2019, Lynn Enright, Vagina: A Re-Education, Atlantic Books, →ISBN:

Having little or no hair, fur, or feathers.

a bald man with a moustache

There has never been a bald James Bond nor a hairless contestant on Love Island. Growing up, bald men were never the superheroes and always the villains.

2021 March 14, Michael Segalov, “It can leave your self-image fractured”, in The Guardian:

(specifically) Having little or no hair on the head, or having a large area of bare scalp on top of the head.

Of animals, having areas (of fur or plumage) that are colored white, especially on the head.

The bald cypress is a tree that loses its leaves in winter.

Such is a bald statement of the singular and romantic series of events which centred public attention upon this Lancashire tragedy.

1922, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Black Doctor:

The NYSDOT, through the DSEIS, makes a bald assertion in the DSEIS, but does not explain in detail, why it feels that the Short Bypass Tunnel provides a more appropriate and respectful setting for the WTC Memorial.

1994, Route 9A Reconstruction Project, Battery Place to 59th St.:

Here the existential process (“there is”) functions as a bald assertion of fact, with no hedging or concessions to the observer's subjectivity, while the nominalization (“a significant role-reversal”) activates a pre-existing category from the discourse of Literary Criticism, into which the present "specimen" will be slotted.

2006, João Ferreira Duarte, Alexandra Assis Rosa, Teresa Seruya, Translation Studies at the Interface of Disciplines, →ISBN, page 115:

Of a statement or account, unembellished.

The plaintiff in this case must satisfy the judge that she has visible means, the mere bald statement that she has visible means is not suflicient.

1891, The Australian law times - Volumes 12-13, page 61:

The question regarding this issue is whether the applicant raised sufficient doubts regarding adoption and use of the official mark by the respondent as to have the effect that the respondent's bald assertion is not enough to provide evidence that the official mark was adopted and used or whether a negative inference should be drawn from the failure of the respondent to provide further evidence.

2001, Canadian patent reporter, page 194:

The Criminal Procedure Act of 1977 gives police officials the power and discretion to conduct identification procedures 'A bald statement that the accused is the person who committed the crime is not enough ... the greatest care should be taken to test the evidence.

2005, Colin Tredoux, Psychology and Law, →ISBN, page 198:

The EC's bald assertion of compliance in the context of this scientific and factual landscape highlights the fact that it has made no effort to demonstrate how its new import ban satisfies the conditions of a "provisional" ban under Article 5.7 of the SPS Agreement or "rationally relates" to or is "reasonably supported" by a risk assessment for purposes of Article 5.1 of the SPS Agreement.

2010, World Trade Organization, Dispute Settlement Reports 2008: Volume 11, →ISBN, page 3959:

Of a statement, without evidence or support being provided.

en-adj

bald (comparative balder, superlative baldest)

balder (comparative)
baldest (superlative)

From Middle English balled, ballid, bald (“bald”), of uncertain origin. Probably formed from Middle English bal, balle (“ball, round object, knoll, head”). Compare with Old Danish bældet (“bald”).
Alternate etymology has Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌰- (bala-, “shining, grey (of body)”), Old English bǣl (“fire, flame; funeral pyre”) (both from Proto-Germanic *bēlą), Albanian balë (“white spot on the forehead”) and ballë (“forehead”).


bald

(Appalachia) A mountain summit or crest that lacks forest growth despite a warm climate conducive to such, as is found in many places in the Southern Appalachian Mountains.

Brn hair eyes & stache sks same 28-38 for gd times fun frndship & or possibly more near Waltham area no balds drugs queens kinky scenes fats or pot smokg.

1982 December 4, “GWM 32 6 165 North Of Bos (personal advertisement)”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 20, page 18:


bald

en-verb

bald (third-person singular simple present balds, present participle balding, simple past and past participle balded)

balds (present singular third-person)
balding (participle present)
balded (participle past)
balded (past)


bald

Bald ist der Urlaub vorbei.

Mit bald 80 Jahren ist mein Vater noch auf Apfelbäume geklettert.

At almost 80 years, my father still used to climb on apple trees.

bald Regen und bald Sonnenschein

Zwischen den Reitern drängten sich Fußgänger; bald im einfachen Flanellhemd und den riemengegürteten Hosen des Westens, bald in eleganten Anzügen und tadelloser weißer Wäsche.

1911, Erwin Rosen [pseudonym; Erwin Carlé], Der Deutsche Lausbub in Amerika [The German prankster in America], page 161:

(repeated) Indicates a quick succession of events.

head

bald (comparative eher or früher, superlative am ehesten or frühesten)

eher (comparative)
früher (comparative)
am ehesten (superlative)
frühesten (superlative)

From Middle High German balde, from Old High German baldo, adverb of bald, pald, from Proto-West Germanic *balþ, from Proto-Germanic *balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-. Cognate with Dutch boud, English bold.


bald

bald (masculine nominative singular)
bald (feminine nominative singular)
bald (neuter nominative singular)
baldne (accusative masculine singular)
balde (accusative feminine singular)
bald (accusative neuter singular)
baldes (genitive masculine singular)
baldre (feminine genitive singular)
baldes (genitive neuter singular)
baldum (dative masculine singular)
baldre (dative feminine singular)
baldum (dative neuter singular)
balde (instrumental masculine singular)
baldre (feminine instrumental singular)
balde (instrumental neuter singular)
balde (masculine nominative plural)
balda (feminine nominative plural)
balde (feminine nominative plural)
bald (neuter nominative plural)
balde (accusative masculine plural)
balda (accusative feminine plural)
balde (accusative feminine plural)
bald (accusative neuter plural)
baldra (genitive masculine plural)
baldra (feminine genitive plural)
baldra (genitive neuter plural)
baldum (dative masculine plural)
baldum (dative feminine plural)
baldum (dative neuter plural)
baldum (instrumental masculine plural)
baldum (feminine instrumental plural)
baldum (instrumental neuter plural)
balda (masculine nominative singular)
balde (feminine nominative singular)
balde (neuter nominative singular)
baldan (accusative masculine singular)
baldan (accusative feminine singular)
balde (accusative neuter singular)
baldan (genitive masculine singular)
baldan (feminine genitive singular)
baldan (genitive neuter singular)
baldan (dative masculine singular)
baldan (dative feminine singular)
baldan (dative neuter singular)
baldan (instrumental masculine singular)
baldan (feminine instrumental singular)
baldan (instrumental neuter singular)
baldan (masculine nominative plural)
baldan (feminine nominative plural)
baldan (neuter nominative plural)
baldan (accusative masculine plural)
baldan (accusative feminine plural)
baldan (accusative neuter plural)
baldra (genitive masculine plural)
baldena (genitive masculine plural)
baldra (feminine genitive plural)
baldena (feminine genitive plural)
baldra (genitive neuter plural)
baldena (genitive neuter plural)
baldum (dative masculine plural)
baldum (dative feminine plural)
baldum (dative neuter plural)
baldum (instrumental masculine plural)
baldum (feminine instrumental plural)
baldum (instrumental neuter plural)


bald

Middle High German: balt

German: (obsolete) bald

Bavarian: bald

From Proto-West Germanic *balþ, from Proto-Germanic *balþaz, whence also Old English beald, Old Norse ballr.


bald

osx-adj

bald (comparative baldoro, superlative baldost)

baldoro (comparative)
baldost (superlative)
bald (masculine nominative singular strong)
balde (masculine nominative plural strong)
balda (masculine nominative plural strong)
bald (feminine nominative singular strong)
balda (feminine nominative plural strong)
bald (neuter nominative singular strong)
bald (neuter nominative plural strong)
balda (neuter nominative plural strong)
baldan (accusative masculine singular strong)
balden (accusative masculine singular strong)
balda (accusative masculine plural strong)
balde (accusative masculine plural strong)
balda (accusative feminine singular strong)
balda (accusative feminine plural strong)
bald (accusative neuter singular strong)
bald (accusative neuter plural strong)
balda (accusative neuter plural strong)
baldes (genitive masculine singular strong)
baldas (genitive masculine singular strong)
baldaro (genitive masculine plural strong)
baldoro (genitive masculine plural strong)
baldero (genitive masculine plural strong)
baldara (feminine genitive singular strong)
baldaro (feminine genitive singular strong)
baldaro (feminine genitive plural strong)
baldoro (feminine genitive plural strong)
baldero (feminine genitive plural strong)
baldes (genitive neuter singular strong)
baldas (genitive neuter singular strong)
baldaro (genitive neuter plural strong)
baldoro (genitive neuter plural strong)
baldero (genitive neuter plural strong)
baldumu (dative masculine singular strong)
baldum (dative masculine singular strong)
baldun (dative masculine singular strong)
baldon (dative masculine singular strong)
balden (dative masculine singular strong)
baldan (dative masculine singular strong)
baldun (dative masculine plural strong)
baldon (dative masculine plural strong)
baldum (dative masculine plural strong)
baldaro (dative feminine singular strong)
baldaru (dative feminine singular strong)
baldara (dative feminine singular strong)
baldun (dative feminine plural strong)
baldon (dative feminine plural strong)
baldumu (dative neuter singular strong)
baldum (dative neuter singular strong)
baldun (dative neuter singular strong)
baldon (dative neuter singular strong)
balden (dative neuter singular strong)
baldan (dative neuter singular strong)
baldun (dative neuter plural strong)
baldon (dative neuter plural strong)
baldum (dative neuter plural strong)
baldo (masculine nominative singular weak)
balda (masculine nominative singular weak)
baldon (masculine nominative plural weak)
baldun (masculine nominative plural weak)
balda (feminine nominative singular weak)
balde (feminine nominative singular weak)
baldon (feminine nominative plural weak)
baldun (feminine nominative plural weak)
baldan (feminine nominative plural weak)
balda (neuter nominative singular weak)
balde (neuter nominative singular weak)
baldon (neuter nominative plural weak)
baldun (neuter nominative plural weak)
baldon (accusative masculine singular weak)
baldan (accusative masculine singular weak)
baldon (accusative masculine plural weak)
baldun (accusative masculine plural weak)
baldun (accusative feminine singular weak)
baldon (accusative feminine singular weak)
baldan (accusative feminine singular weak)
baldon (accusative feminine plural weak)
baldun (accusative feminine plural weak)
baldan (accusative feminine plural weak)
balda (accusative neuter singular weak)
balde (accusative neuter singular weak)
baldon (accusative neuter plural weak)
baldun (accusative neuter plural weak)
balden (genitive masculine singular weak)
baldan (genitive masculine singular weak)
baldono (genitive masculine plural weak)
baldeno (genitive masculine plural weak)
baldun (feminine genitive singular weak)
baldan (feminine genitive singular weak)
balden (feminine genitive singular weak)
baldono (feminine genitive plural weak)
balden (genitive neuter singular weak)
baldan (genitive neuter singular weak)
baldono (genitive neuter plural weak)
baldeno (genitive neuter plural weak)
baldon (dative masculine singular weak)
balden (dative masculine singular weak)
baldan (dative masculine singular weak)
baldon (dative masculine plural weak)
baldun (dative masculine plural weak)
baldun (dative feminine singular weak)
baldan (dative feminine singular weak)
baldon (dative feminine plural weak)
baldun (dative feminine plural weak)
baldon (dative neuter singular weak)
balden (dative neuter singular weak)
baldan (dative neuter singular weak)
baldon (dative neuter plural weak)
baldun (dative neuter plural weak)
baldoro (comparative masculine nominative singular weak)
baldora (comparative masculine nominative singular weak)
baldoron (comparative masculine nominative plural weak)
baldorun (comparative masculine nominative plural weak)
baldora (comparative feminine nominative singular weak)
baldore (comparative feminine nominative singular weak)
baldoron (comparative feminine nominative plural weak)
baldorun (comparative feminine nominative plural weak)
baldoran (comparative feminine nominative plural weak)
baldora (comparative neuter nominative singular weak)
baldore (comparative neuter nominative singular weak)
baldoron (comparative neuter nominative plural weak)
baldorun (comparative neuter nominative plural weak)
baldoron (accusative comparative masculine singular weak)
baldoran (accusative comparative masculine singular weak)
baldoron (accusative comparative masculine plural weak)
baldorun (accusative comparative masculine plural weak)
baldorun (accusative comparative feminine singular weak)
baldoron (accusative comparative feminine singular weak)
baldoran (accusative comparative feminine singular weak)
baldoron (accusative comparative feminine plural weak)
baldorun (accusative comparative feminine plural weak)
baldoran (accusative comparative feminine plural weak)
baldora (accusative comparative neuter singular weak)
baldore (accusative comparative neuter singular weak)
baldoron (accusative comparative neuter plural weak)
baldorun (accusative comparative neuter plural weak)
baldoren (comparative genitive masculine singular weak)
baldoran (comparative genitive masculine singular weak)
baldorono (comparative genitive masculine plural weak)
baldoreno (comparative genitive masculine plural weak)
baldorun (comparative feminine genitive singular weak)
baldoran (comparative feminine genitive singular weak)
baldoren (comparative feminine genitive singular weak)
baldorono (comparative feminine genitive plural weak)
baldoren (comparative genitive neuter singular weak)
baldoran (comparative genitive neuter singular weak)
baldorono (comparative genitive neuter plural weak)
baldoreno (comparative genitive neuter plural weak)
baldoron (comparative dative masculine singular weak)
baldoren (comparative dative masculine singular weak)
baldoran (comparative dative masculine singular weak)
baldoron (comparative dative masculine plural weak)
baldorun (comparative dative masculine plural weak)
baldorun (comparative dative feminine singular weak)
baldoran (comparative dative feminine singular weak)
baldoron (comparative dative feminine plural weak)
baldorun (comparative dative feminine plural weak)
baldoron (comparative dative neuter singular weak)
baldoren (comparative dative neuter singular weak)
baldoran (comparative dative neuter singular weak)
baldoron (comparative dative neuter plural weak)
baldorun (comparative dative neuter plural weak)
baldost (masculine nominative singular strong superlative)
baldoste (masculine nominative plural strong superlative)
baldosta (masculine nominative plural strong superlative)
baldost (feminine nominative singular strong superlative)
baldosta (feminine nominative plural strong superlative)
baldost (neuter nominative singular strong superlative)
baldost (neuter nominative plural strong superlative)
baldosta (neuter nominative plural strong superlative)
baldostan (accusative masculine singular strong superlative)
baldosten (accusative masculine singular strong superlative)
baldosta (accusative masculine plural strong superlative)
baldoste (accusative masculine plural strong superlative)
baldosta (accusative feminine singular strong superlative)
baldosta (accusative feminine plural strong superlative)
baldost (accusative neuter singular strong superlative)
baldost (accusative neuter plural strong superlative)
baldosta (accusative neuter plural strong superlative)
baldostes (genitive masculine singular strong superlative)
baldostas (genitive masculine singular strong superlative)
baldostaro (genitive masculine plural strong superlative)
baldostoro (genitive masculine plural strong superlative)
baldostero (genitive masculine plural strong superlative)
baldostara (feminine genitive singular strong superlative)
baldostaro (feminine genitive singular strong superlative)
baldostaro (feminine genitive plural strong superlative)
baldostoro (feminine genitive plural strong superlative)
baldostero (feminine genitive plural strong superlative)
baldostes (genitive neuter singular strong superlative)
baldostas (genitive neuter singular strong superlative)
baldostaro (genitive neuter plural strong superlative)
baldostoro (genitive neuter plural strong superlative)
baldostero (genitive neuter plural strong superlative)
baldostumu (dative masculine singular strong superlative)
baldostum (dative masculine singular strong superlative)
baldostun (dative masculine singular strong superlative)
baldoston (dative masculine singular strong superlative)
baldosten (dative masculine singular strong superlative)
baldostan (dative masculine singular strong superlative)
baldostun (dative masculine plural strong superlative)
baldoston (dative masculine plural strong superlative)
baldostum (dative masculine plural strong superlative)
baldostaro (dative feminine singular strong superlative)
baldostaru (dative feminine singular strong superlative)
baldostara (dative feminine singular strong superlative)
baldostun (dative feminine plural strong superlative)
baldoston (dative feminine plural strong superlative)
baldostumu (dative neuter singular strong superlative)
baldostum (dative neuter singular strong superlative)
baldostun (dative neuter singular strong superlative)
baldoston (dative neuter singular strong superlative)
baldosten (dative neuter singular strong superlative)
baldostan (dative neuter singular strong superlative)
baldostun (dative neuter plural strong superlative)
baldoston (dative neuter plural strong superlative)
baldostum (dative neuter plural strong superlative)
baldosto (masculine nominative singular superlative weak)
baldosta (masculine nominative singular superlative weak)
baldoston (masculine nominative plural superlative weak)
baldostun (masculine nominative plural superlative weak)
baldosta (feminine nominative singular superlative weak)
baldoste (feminine nominative singular superlative weak)
baldoston (feminine nominative plural superlative weak)
baldostun (feminine nominative plural superlative weak)
baldostan (feminine nominative plural superlative weak)
baldosta (neuter nominative singular superlative weak)
baldoste (neuter nominative singular superlative weak)
baldoston (neuter nominative plural superlative weak)
baldostun (neuter nominative plural superlative weak)
baldoston (accusative masculine singular superlative weak)
baldostan (accusative masculine singular superlative weak)
baldoston (accusative masculine plural superlative weak)
baldostun (accusative masculine plural superlative weak)
baldostun (accusative feminine singular superlative weak)
baldoston (accusative feminine singular superlative weak)
baldostan (accusative feminine singular superlative weak)
baldoston (accusative feminine plural superlative weak)
baldostun (accusative feminine plural superlative weak)
baldostan (accusative feminine plural superlative weak)
baldosta (accusative neuter singular superlative weak)
baldoste (accusative neuter singular superlative weak)
baldoston (accusative neuter plural superlative weak)
baldostun (accusative neuter plural superlative weak)
baldosten (genitive masculine singular superlative weak)
baldostan (genitive masculine singular superlative weak)
baldostono (genitive masculine plural superlative weak)
baldosteno (genitive masculine plural superlative weak)
baldostun (feminine genitive singular superlative weak)
baldostan (feminine genitive singular superlative weak)
baldosten (feminine genitive singular superlative weak)
baldostono (feminine genitive plural superlative weak)
baldosten (genitive neuter singular superlative weak)
baldostan (genitive neuter singular superlative weak)
baldostono (genitive neuter plural superlative weak)
baldosteno (genitive neuter plural superlative weak)
baldoston (dative masculine singular superlative weak)
baldosten (dative masculine singular superlative weak)
baldostan (dative masculine singular superlative weak)
baldoston (dative masculine plural superlative weak)
baldostun (dative masculine plural superlative weak)
baldostun (dative feminine singular superlative weak)
baldostan (dative feminine singular superlative weak)
baldoston (dative feminine plural superlative weak)
baldostun (dative feminine plural superlative weak)
baldoston (dative neuter singular superlative weak)
baldosten (dative neuter singular superlative weak)
baldostan (dative neuter singular superlative weak)
baldoston (dative neuter plural superlative weak)
baldostun (dative neuter plural superlative weak)

desc

Middle Low German: bald, bold, balt, bolt

German Low German: bold, boll

From Proto-West Germanic *balþ, from Proto-Germanic *balþaz, whence also Old English bald, Old Norse ballr.