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bald-pated

bald-pated

9.1
Having little or no hair on the top of the head
  • adjective
  • /bɔldˈpeɪtɪd/
  • Archaic
translation icon : calvo
  • Not the Chaucerian kind, bald-pated and stout, with a hooded robe, ribald humor and a penchant for wine.

Examples

  • Charlotte stood up and backed away from the solid-looking, bald-pated man.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • "Bah!" the bald-pated German cursed.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The bald-pated man walked confidently into the room, drawing everyone's attention.

  • As he aged, he became more bald-pated, but he embraced his new look.

  • During the summer, the bald-pated gentleman preferred wearing hats to shield his scalp from the sun.

Synonyms

bald
vsbald-pated
280 1.0

Having little or no hair on the head

focuses specifically on hair loss on the top of the head
hairless
vsbald-pated
26 1.7

Having no fur or small threads that grow on the skin

is about hair loss on the head specifically not entire body
bald-headed
vsbald-pated
9 3.0

Having little or no hair on the top of the head

is the same idea but expressed using the key term
baldpated
vsbald-pated
  • Archaic
9.5

A person with no hair on their head

is identical in sense and matches the chosen key spelling
bald as a billiard ball
vsbald-pated
  • Archaic
7.2

Having no hair on the head

denotes hair loss but does not stress total absence
follicly challenged
vsbald-pated
  • Informal
9.1

Having little or no hair on the head

states the same fact more neutrally without joking phrasing
nonhairy
vsbald-pated
5.8

A part of the body that has no hair

is a specific head-focused term rather than a general hair absence label

How Bald

bald-pated
  • Archaic
9.1
baldish
5.8
balding
1 2.7

Surface Forms

bald-pated positive

Morphology

bald-pated = baldpate (semi-transparent) = bald + pate + ed

The adjective is formed by adding -ed to the compound 'baldpate'; the components 'bald' and 'pate' transparently indicate 'bald head' but 'pate' is somewhat archaic and may be unfamiliar to learners.

Etymology

Bald-pated combines bald ('without hair') and pate ('top of the head'). That's why it means someone who has little or no hair on the top of their head.