bald
adjective
[ bɔːld ]
• having a scalp wholly or partly lacking hair.
• "he was starting to go bald"
• not having any extra detail or explanation; plain or blunt.
• "the bald statement in the preceding paragraph requires amplification"
Similar:
plain,
simple,
unadorned,
unvarnished,
unembellished,
undisguised,
unveiled,
stark,
severe,
austere,
brutal,
harsh,
blunt,
direct,
forthright,
plain-spoken,
straight,
straightforward,
candid,
honest,
truthful,
realistic,
true to life,
frank,
outspoken,
downright,
outright,
straight from the shoulder,
explicit,
unequivocal,
unambiguous,
unexaggerated,
unqualified,
upfront,
warts and all,
Origin:
Middle English: probably from a base meaning ‘white patch’, whence the archaic sense ‘marked or streaked with white’. Compare with Welsh ceffyl bal, denoting a horse with a white mark on its face.
