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Bald vs Baldist - What's the difference?

bald | baldist |

As nouns the difference between bald and baldist

is that bald is a mountain summit or crest that lacks forest growth despite a warm climate conducive to such, as is found in many places in the Southern Appalachian Mountains while baldist is one who discriminates against bald or balding men.

As an adjective bald

is having no hair, fur or feathers.

As a verb bald

is to become bald.

bald

English

Adjective

(wikipedia bald) (er)
  • Having no hair, fur or feathers.
  • * 1922 , (Margery Williams), (The Velveteen Rabbit)
  • The Skin Horse had lived longer in the nursery than any of the others. He was so old that his brown coat was bald in patches and showed the seams underneath, and most of the hairs in his tail had been pulled out to string bead necklaces.
  • # Having no hair on the head.
  • a bald man with a moustache
  • Of tyres: whose surface is worn away.
  • Of a statement: empirically unsupported.
  • Antonyms

    * (having hair)

    Derived terms

    * bald as a coot * bald eagle * bald-faced * baldie * balding * baldly * baldness * baldy

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Appalachian) A mountain summit or crest that lacks forest growth despite a warm climate conducive to such, as is found in many places in the Southern .
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • to become bald
  • See also

    * callow * nott * (projectlink) ----

    baldist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (humorous) One who discriminates against bald or balding men
  • * 1991 Larry David, Bob Shaw & Don McEnery, "The Tape," Seinfeld, Season 3, Episode 8 (first aired 13 November, 1991), spoken by Jerry Seinfeld (played by Jerry Seinfeld)
  • "Elaine, have you ever gone out with a bald man?" / "No." / "You know what that makes you? A baldist ."
  • * 1993 Theatre record , Volume 13, Issues 10-19, p747
  • We must speak only of the Follicley Challenged to avoid being branded a baldist [...]
  • * 2003 David Langford & John Grant, Earthdoom!, p128
  • The absence of an anti-baldist organisation also did not concern him; he had a full head of very long thick hair which was normally tied back in a horse's tail.