How do you pronounce baldness?

The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɔldnəs/.

Where does baldness come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

baldness

/bˈɔldnəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.66 in modern English

Syllables: bald-ness
IPA: /bˈɔldnəs/

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Meaning

noun

The condition or state of being (or becoming) bald.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"My baldness was the result of radiotherapy."
"We turn next to the puzzle of borderlineness: If Harry is intermediate between clear cases and clear noncases of baldness, “Is Harry bald?” seems to have no good, direct, answer."

Etymology

From Middle English ballednesse, equivalent to bald + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: ballednesse

Usage

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Inflected Forms

baldnesses (plural)

Derived Forms

antibaldness

Phrases

female pattern baldness male pattern baldness pattern baldness female-pattern hair loss male-pattern hair loss hair loss

Frequently Paired Words

female-pattern hair loss male-pattern hair loss hair loss

Synonyms

alopecia hairlessness calvities calvity phalacrosis