bald

Universal Words adjective 1 having little or no hair on the head: He started going bald in his twenties. 2 without any of the usual hair, marks, etc. covering the skin or surface of sth: Our 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 said: The bald fact is that we don't need you any longer. * The letter was a bald statement of our legal position. seealsoBALDLY baldness noun [U]: He wore a hat to hide his baldness. IDIOMS (as) bald as a coot (BrE, informal) completely bald