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See also:bäldandBald

English

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Abald man.

Etymology

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    FromMiddle Englishballed,ballid,bald(“bald”), of uncertain origin. Probably formed fromMiddle Englishbal,balle(“ball, round object, knoll, head”). CompareOld Danishbældet(“bald”).

    An alternate etymology hasOld Englishbǣl(“fire, flame; funeral pyre”) (fromProto-Germanic*bēlą),Albanianbalë(“white spot on the forehead”) andballë(“forehead”).

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    bald (comparativebalder,superlativebaldest)

    1. Having little or nohair,fur, orfeathers.
      Synonym:hairless
      Antonyms:faxed,haired
      My uncle isbald.
      • 1921 June, Margery Williams, “The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real”, inHarper’s Bazar, volume LVI, number6 (2504 overall), New York, N.Y.: International Magazine Company,→ISSN,→OCLC:
        The Skin Horse had lived longer in the nursery than any of the others. He was so old that his brown coat wasbald in patches and showed the seams underneath, and most of the hairs in his tail had been pulled out to string bead necklaces.
      • 2019, Lynn Enright,Vagina: A Re-Education‎[1], Atlantic Books,→ISBN:
        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 untilHustler magazine printed abald vulva, a so-called ‘pink shot’, in 1974.
    2. (specifically) Having little or no hair on thehead, or having a largearea ofbarescalp on top of the head.
      abald man with a moustache
      • 2015 February 10, Dan Merica, quotingBernie Sanders, “The Democratic presidential nominee that doesn’t have to be a registered Democrat”, inCNN‎[2]:
        “I am gettingbalder andbalder trying to figure these things out,” he said at an event in Washington, D.C. on Monday where he acknowledged – as he has before – that he would not run outside the Democratic party establishment.
      • 2021 March 14, Michael Segalov, “It can leave your self-image fractured”, inThe Guardian‎[3]:
        There has never been abald James Bond nor a hairless contestant onLove Island. Growing up,bald men were never the superheroes and always the villains.
    3. Of animals, having areas (offur orplumage) that are coloredwhite, especially on the head.
    4. (by extension)Denuded of anycovering.
      Thebald cypress is a tree that loses its leaves in winter.
    5. Oftyres: whosesurface is worn away.
    6. Of a statement or account,unembellished.
      • 1922, Arthur Conan Doyle,The Black Doctor:
        Such is abald statement of the singular and romantic series of events which centred public attention upon this Lancashire tragedy.
      • 1994,Route 9A Reconstruction Project, Battery Place to 59th St.:
        The NYSDOT, through the DSEIS, makes abald 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.
      • 2006, João Ferreira Duarte, Alexandra Assis Rosa, Teresa Seruya,Translation Studies at the Interface of Disciplines,→ISBN, page115:
        Here the existential process (“there is”) functions as abald 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.
      • 2007 November 14, Luke Harding, “Putin: I have a moral right to continue wielding influence”, inThe Guardian‎[4]:
        But yesterday's remarks are thebaldest affirmation yet that Putin has no real intention of resigning from politics.
    7. Of a statement, withoutevidence orsupport being provided.
      • 1891,The Australian law times - Volumes 12-13, page61:
        The plaintiff in this case must satisfy the judge that she has visible means, the merebald statement that she has visible means is not suflicient.
      • 2001,Canadian patent reporter, page194:
        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'sbald 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.
      • 2005, Colin Tredoux,Psychology and Law,→ISBN, page198:
        The Criminal Procedure Act of 1977 gives police officials the power and discretion to conduct identification procedures 'Abald statement that the accused is the person who committed the crime is not enough ... the greatest care should be taken to test the evidence.
      • 2010, World Trade Organization,Dispute Settlement Reports 2008: Volume 11,→ISBN, page3959:
        The EC'sbald 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.

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    Translations

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    having little or no hair—see alsobare,‎glabrous
    of an animal, white areas
    of a tyre, whose surface is worn away

    Noun

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    bald (pluralbalds)

    1. (Appalachia) Amountainsummit orcrest that lacksforest growth despite a warmclimate conducive to such, as is found in many places in the SouthernAppalachian Mountains.
    2. (uncommon) A bald person.
      • 1982 December 4, “GWM 32 6 165 North Of Bos (personal advertisement)”, inGay Community News, volume10, number20, page18:
        Brn hair eyes & stache sks same 28-38 for gd times fun frndship & or possibly more near Waltham area nobalds drugs queens kinky scenes fats or pot smokg.

    Verb

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    bald (third-person singular simple presentbalds,present participlebalding,simple past and past participlebalded)

    1. (intransitive) To becomebald.

    Translations

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    to lose hair

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    Anagrams

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    German

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    Etymology

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    FromMiddle High Germanbalde, fromOld High Germanbaldo, adverb ofbald,pald, fromProto-West Germanic*balþ, fromProto-Germanic*balþaz, fromProto-Indo-European*bʰel-. Cognate withDutchboud,Englishbold.

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    Adverb

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    bald (comparativeeher,superlativeamehesten)

    1. soon(near in time)
      Synonyms:demnächst,in Kürze,zeitnah
      Bald ist der Urlaub vorbei.
      The vacation willsoon be over.
    2. almost(of a changing value that is predicted to reach said number soon)
      Synonyms:fast,beinahe
      Mitbald 80 Jahren ist mein Vater noch auf Apfelbäume geklettert.
      Atalmost 80 years, my father still used to climb on apple trees.
    3. (repeated)indicates a rapid alternation of states;now ..., now ...;sometimes ..., sometimes ...
      Synonyms:mal,manchmal
      bald Regen undbald Sonnenschein ―now rain,now shine
      • 1911, Erwin Rosen [pseudonym;Erwin Carlé],Der Deutsche Lausbub in Amerika [The German prankster in America],page161:
        Zwischen den Reitern drängten sich Fußgänger;bald im einfachen Flanellhemd und den riemengegürteten Hosen des Westens,bald in eleganten Anzügen und tadelloser weißer Wäsche.
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    Further reading

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    • “bald” inDuden online
    • “bald” inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

    Middle English

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    Adjective

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    bald

    1. alternative form ofbolde

    Old English

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    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    bald(Anglian)

    1. alternative form ofbeald

    Declension

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    Declension ofbald — Strong
    SingularMasculineFeminineNeuter
    Nominativebaldbaldbald
    Accusativebaldnebaldebald
    Genitivebaldesbaldrebaldes
    Dativebaldumbaldrebaldum
    Instrumentalbaldebaldrebalde
    PluralMasculineFeminineNeuter
    Nominativebaldebalda,baldebald
    Accusativebaldebalda,baldebald
    Genitivebaldrabaldrabaldra
    Dativebaldumbaldumbaldum
    Instrumentalbaldumbaldumbaldum
    Declension ofbald — Weak
    SingularMasculineFeminineNeuter
    Nominativebaldabaldebalde
    Accusativebaldanbaldanbalde
    Genitivebaldanbaldanbaldan
    Dativebaldanbaldanbaldan
    Instrumentalbaldanbaldanbaldan
    PluralMasculineFeminineNeuter
    Nominativebaldanbaldanbaldan
    Accusativebaldanbaldanbaldan
    Genitivebaldra,baldenabaldra,baldenabaldra,baldena
    Dativebaldumbaldumbaldum
    Instrumentalbaldumbaldumbaldum

    Old High German

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    FromProto-West Germanic*balþ, fromProto-Germanic*balþaz, whence alsoOld Englishbeald,Old Norseballr.

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    bald

    1. bold,quick

    Declension

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    Strong declension ofbald
    singularmasculinefeminineneuter
    nominativebaldēr, baldbaldiu, baldbaldaȥ, bald
    accusativebaldanbaldabaldaȥ, bald
    genitivebaldesbalderabaldes
    dativebaldemubalderubaldemu
    instrumentalbaldu—baldu
    pluralmasculinefeminineneuter
    nominativebalde, baldbaldo, baldbaldiu, bald
    accusativebaldebaldobaldiu, bald
    genitivebalderobalderobaldero
    dativebaldēmbaldēmbaldēm
    Weak declension ofbald
    singularmasculinefeminineneuter
    nominativebaldobaldabalda
    accusativebaldonbaldūnbalda
    genitivebaldenbaldūnbalden
    dativebaldenbaldūnbalden
    pluralmasculinefeminineneuter
    nominativebaldonbaldūnbaldon
    accusativebaldonbaldūnbaldon
    genitivebaldōnobaldōnobaldōno
    dativebaldōmbaldōmbaldōm
    Declension of comparative ofbald
    singularmasculinefeminineneuter
    nominativebaldōrobaldōrabaldōra
    accusativebaldōronbaldōrūnbaldōra
    genitivebaldōrenbaldōrūnbaldōren
    dativebaldōrenbaldōrūnbaldōren
    pluralmasculinefeminineneuter
    nominativebaldōronbaldōrūnbaldōron
    accusativebaldōronbaldōrūnbaldōron
    genitivebaldōrōnobaldōrōnobaldōrōno
    dativebaldōrōmbaldōrōmbaldōrōm
    Strong declension of superlativebald
    singularmasculinefeminineneuter
    nominativebaldōstēr, baldōstbaldōstiu, baldōstbaldōstaȥ, baldōst
    accusativebaldōstanbaldōstabaldōstaȥ, baldōst
    genitivebaldōstesbaldōsterabaldōstes
    dativebaldōstemubaldōsterubaldōstemu
    instrumentalbaldōstu—baldōstu
    pluralmasculinefeminineneuter
    nominativebaldōste, baldōstbaldōsto, baldōstbaldōstiu, baldōst
    accusativebaldōstebaldōstobaldōstiu, baldōst
    genitivebaldōsterobaldōsterobaldōstero
    dativebaldōstēmbaldōstēmbaldōstēm
    Weak declension of superlativebald
    singularmasculinefeminineneuter
    nominativebaldōstobaldōstabaldōsta
    accusativebaldōstonbaldōstūnbaldōsta
    genitivebaldōstenbaldōstūnbaldōsten
    dativebaldōstenbaldōstūnbaldōsten
    pluralmasculinefeminineneuter
    nominativebaldōstonbaldōstūnbaldōston
    accusativebaldōstonbaldōstūnbaldōston
    genitivebaldōstōnobaldōstōnobaldōstōno
    dativebaldōstōmbaldōstōmbaldōstōm

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    References

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    • Joseph Wright,An Old High German Primer

    Old Saxon

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    Etymology

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    FromProto-West Germanic*balþ, fromProto-Germanic*balþaz, whence alsoOld Englishbald,Old Norseballr.

    Adjective

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    bald (comparativebaldoro,superlativebaldost)

    1. bold,fearless

    Declension

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    Positive forms of bald
    Strong declension
    singularplural
    masculinefeminineneutermasculinefeminineneuter
    nominativebaldbaldbaldbalde,baldabaldabald,balda
    accusativebaldan,baldenbaldabaldbalda,baldebaldabald,balda
    genitivebaldes,baldasbaldara,baldarobaldes,baldasbaldaro,baldoro,balderobaldaro,baldoro,balderobaldaro,baldoro,baldero
    dativebaldumu,baldum,baldun,baldun,baldon,balden,baldanbaldaro,baldaru,baldarabaldumu,baldum,baldun,baldun,baldon,balden,baldanbaldun,baldon,baldumbaldun,baldonbaldun,baldon,baldum
    Weak declension
    singularplural
    masculinefeminineneutermasculinefeminineneuter
    nominativebaldo,baldabalda,baldebalda,baldebaldon,baldunbaldon,baldun,baldanbaldon,baldun
    accusativebaldon,baldanbaldun,baldon,baldanbalda,baldebaldon,baldunbaldon,baldun,baldanbaldon,baldun
    genitivebalden,baldanbaldun,baldan,baldenbalden,baldanbaldono,baldenobaldonobaldono,baldeno
    dativebaldon,balden,baldanbaldun,baldanbaldon,balden,baldanbaldon,baldunbaldon,baldunbaldon,baldun
    Comparative forms of bald (weak only)
    Weak declension
    singularplural
    masculinefeminineneutermasculinefeminineneuter
    nominativebaldoro,baldorabaldora,baldorebaldora,baldorebaldoron,baldorunbaldoron,baldorun,baldoranbaldoron,baldorun
    accusativebaldoron,baldoranbaldorun,baldoron,baldoranbaldora,baldorebaldoron,baldorunbaldoron,baldorun,baldoranbaldoron,baldorun
    genitivebaldoren,baldoranbaldorun,baldoran,baldorenbaldoren,baldoranbaldorono,baldorenobaldoronobaldorono,baldoreno
    dativebaldoron,baldoren,baldoranbaldorun,baldoranbaldoron,baldoren,baldoranbaldoron,baldorunbaldoron,baldorunbaldoron,baldorun
    Superlative forms of bald
    Strong declension
    singularplural
    masculinefeminineneutermasculinefeminineneuter
    nominativebaldostbaldostbaldostbaldoste,baldostabaldostabaldost,baldosta
    accusativebaldostan,baldostenbaldostabaldostbaldosta,baldostebaldostabaldost,baldosta
    genitivebaldostes,baldostasbaldostara,baldostarobaldostes,baldostasbaldostaro,baldostoro,baldosterobaldostaro,baldostoro,baldosterobaldostaro,baldostoro,baldostero
    dativebaldostumu,baldostum,baldostun,baldostun,baldoston,baldosten,baldostanbaldostaro,baldostaru,baldostarabaldostumu,baldostum,baldostun,baldostun,baldoston,baldosten,baldostanbaldostun,baldoston,baldostumbaldostun,baldostonbaldostun,baldoston,baldostum
    Weak declension
    singularplural
    masculinefeminineneutermasculinefeminineneuter
    nominativebaldosto,baldostabaldosta,baldostebaldosta,baldostebaldoston,baldostunbaldoston,baldostun,baldostanbaldoston,baldostun
    accusativebaldoston,baldostanbaldostun,baldoston,baldostanbaldosta,baldostebaldoston,baldostunbaldoston,baldostun,baldostanbaldoston,baldostun
    genitivebaldosten,baldostanbaldostun,baldostan,baldostenbaldosten,baldostanbaldostono,baldostenobaldostonobaldostono,baldosteno
    dativebaldoston,baldosten,baldostanbaldostun,baldostanbaldoston,baldosten,baldostanbaldoston,baldostunbaldoston,baldostunbaldoston,baldostun

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