baldness
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈbɔldnəs/
:
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- The impeccable haberdashery remained, but his hair had thinned to baldness and his eyes developed bags.
- pattern baldness
- male baldness
- premature baldness
Let's stand up together and say no to baldness.
- Let's stand up together and say no to baldness.
- So, and this can be in men or women, this is male pattern baldness, not just male baldness.
- The artist seems to have forgotten the baldness, or at least downplayed it.
- Early male pattern baldness and female pattern baldness are both exquisitely linked with metabolic syndrome.
- Thanks to science, baldness is now an option.
- So that was a wig with like baldness on top.
- My guys, before we start today's video, we got to discuss a topic that is near and dear to my heart, baldness.
- He says his brother's baldness was alarming, that's in quotes and quote more advanced than mine, and said his resemblance to their mother had faded.
Examples
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OK, well, other than the male pattern baldness on older men.
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Baldness or the fear of baldness can shake up any man, adult or otherwise.
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And who are we going to blame for our baldness?
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I'm gonna take baldness off my list of things to worry about.
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Oh, wow, um... did you know that female pattern baldness affects one in five women under the age of 35? - Oh.
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A wide swathe of baldness cut across the top of his head.
Fiction book (1999) -
Lifestyle can be a cause of baldness, changing lifestyle to be more precise.
Blog text (28) -
Want to treat your male pattern baldness online and at home with consultations with real doctors?
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Alas, I have had some reason to think a lot about baldness, comb-overs, and shaving, etc.
Blog text (31) -
Many people experience baldness as they get older, losing hair on the top of their heads.
Synonyms
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8.1
Loss of hair from the head and sometimes the body after illness or treatment
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3.0
Common hair loss in men that makes hair thin on the top and the hairline go back
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5.6
A condition of having no hair on the body or skin
Hair loss in men that starts at the crown and temples
A loss of hair on the top of the head
Compounds
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3.0
Common hair loss in men that makes hair thin on the top and the hairline go back
How Bald
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Baldness comes from the old word bald, which long ago meant 'white' or 'shining' — you can see this in the name bald eagle, a bird with a white head. Over time bald came to mean 'without hair', so baldness is the state of having little or no hair.