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
