bald

• Qualifie une personne ou un animal sans cheveux sur le crâne, ou une surface dépourvue de son revêtement naturel.

Describes a person or animal without hair on the head, or a surface without its natural covering.

1. Lacking hairA2formal

   Having little or no hair on the scalp.

   chauve

   • He started going bald in his early thirties.
   • The old man was completely bald.
   • She prefers men with a shaved bald head.

   Synonymesbald-headedglabroushairlessshavensmooth

   Antonymeshairedhairy

2. Bare or plainB2formal

   Lacking natural covering, decoration, or detail.

   Dépouillé, sans ornement

   • The landscape was bald and barren after the fire.
   • The report gave a bald statement of the facts.
   • The tire is completely bald and needs replacing.

   Synonymesausterebarebarefacedbluntplainsimplesparsestarkunadornedunvarnished

   Antonymesadornedcovereddecoratedhairyluxuriantornate