BALD
adjective. 1 lacking some or all hair on the scalp. 2 lacking the usual hair, feathers, leaves, etc. 3 colloq. With a worn surface (bald tyre). 4 plain, direct (bald statement, style). ? balding adjective. (in senses 1–3). Baldly adverb. (in sense 4). Baldness none. [old english]