bald

bald
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. hairless; treeless; bare, unadorned; undisguised. See divestment, simpleness.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Without natural covering; usually, without hair]
Syn. hairless, baldheaded, depilated, tonsured, shaven, shaved, bare, featherless, treeless, glabrous, shiny, smooth, baldpated, hairless as an egg*, like a billiard ball*; see also naked 1 .
Ant. hairy*, covered, hirsute.
2. [Not adorned, elaborated, or disguised]
Syn. plain, blunt, simple, forthright; see abrupt 2 , frank , modest 2 .
See Synonym Study at naked .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
1. hairless bare, glabrous, shaven, *head like a cueball, *skinheaded, *chrome-domed.
2. unadorned plain, stark, austere, bare, barren.
3. frank blunt, outright, direct, overt, out-and-out, baldfaced, flagrant, glaring.
ANT.: 1. hairy, furry, woolly, hirsute. 2. ornate, decorated, embellished. 3. indirect, disguised, subtle
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Without the usual covering: bare, naked, nude. See PUT ON. 2. Without addition, decoration, or qualification: bare, dry, plain, simple, unadorned, unvarnished. See PLAIN.

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