"bald" meaning in English

See bald in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /bɔːld/ [UK] Audio: en-us-bald.ogg [US] Forms: bald [positive], balder [comparative], baldest [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|bald|balder|baldest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Someone who is bald has a head without hair on it.
    Sense id: simple-bald-en-adj-M8fsBVRE
     
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      "form": "bald",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "balder",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "baldest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "balder",
        "3": "baldest"
      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "When people grow old, many of them become bald because their fallen hair is not replaced any more."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Someone who is bald has a head without hair on it."
      ],
      "id": "simple-bald-en-adj-M8fsBVRE"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔːld/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/bO:ld",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-bald.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "balled"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bald"
}

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    {
      "form": "bald",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "balder",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "baldest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bald",
        "2": "balder",
        "3": "baldest"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
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  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "When people grow old, many of them become bald because their fallen hair is not replaced any more."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Someone who is bald has a head without hair on it."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔːld/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/bO:ld",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-bald.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "balled"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bald"
}

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