bald
/bɔːld/adjective
उच्चारण बॉल्ड
गंजा; स्पष्ट
Core word
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having little or no hair on the head; without any extra explanation or detail
गंजा; स्पष्ट
- a bald statement
- The manager gave a bald statement that the shop would close, with no reasons.
- The bald man put on a cap before going out in the sun.
+ 2 more examples
- Her grandfather went bald at forty.
- The report gave only the bald facts of the accident.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
go / become / be bald
Use go bald or become bald for the change over time, and be bald for the state. Bald is an adjective and never takes a plural s.
समय के साथ बदलाव के लिए go bald या become bald और अवस्था के लिए be bald लगता है। Bald adjective है और इसमें plural s नहीं लगता।
- He started to go bald at thirty.
- My uncle is completely bald.
bald + noun
Before a noun, bald describes a head, patch, tyre or hill with no covering: a bald head, a bald patch, a bald tyre.
Noun से पहले bald किसी बिना ढके सिर, चकत्ते, टायर या पहाड़ी का वर्णन करता है: a bald head, a bald patch, a bald tyre।
- The old man had a bald head.
- The bald tyre caused the accident.
bald (figurative) = plain and direct
In figurative use, a bald statement is plain, without any softening. It is common in the phrase the bald truth.
आलंकारिक प्रयोग में bald कथन सीधा और बिना किसी नरमी का होता है। यह 'the bald truth' वाक्यांश में आम है।
- He gave a bald account of the facts.
- She stated the bald truth.
bald vs bold (look-alike words)
Bald has an a: without hair. Bold has an o: brave or in heavy type. Do not confuse them in spelling.
Bald में a है: बिना बाल का। Bold में o है: साहसी या मोटे अक्षर वाला। वर्तनी में इन्हें न मिलाएँ।
- He is bald but very bold.
- Write the title in bold letters.
+Collocations 4
adjective + bald
completelyalmostslightlyprematurelygoing
- He went prematurely bald in his twenties.
Bald के साथ मात्रा बताने वाले adverbs।
bald + noun
headpatchspottyrestatement
- The bald patch on his head grew larger.
Bald के बाद वह वस्तु आती है जो बिना ढकी है।
verb + bald
gobecometurngrowlook
- Many men start to go bald after forty.
Bald के साथ go और become आम हैं।
the bald truth
the bald factsbald figuresa bald statementa bald denial
- The report gave the bald facts without comment.
“More examples 6
- Radhika's grandfather was completely bald but always wore a smile.
राधिका के दादाजी पूरी तरह गंजे थे पर हमेशा मुस्कुराते रहते थे।
- The tyre was bald, so the driver slipped on the wet road.
टायर घिस चुका था, इसलिए गीली सड़क पर ड्राइवर फिसल गया।
- The bald facts speak for themselves.
सीधे तथ्य अपने आप सब कुछ कह देते हैं।
- The hill was bald, with no trees on its top.
पहाड़ी नंगी थी, उसकी चोटी पर कोई पेड़ नहीं था।
- The teacher gave a bald warning: pass the test or leave the class.
अध्यापक ने सीधी चेतावनी दी: परीक्षा पास करो या कक्षा छोड़ दो।
- He went bald in his late twenties.
वह अपनी बीस के दशक के अंत में गंजा हो गया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He is slowly going bold at thirty.
✓ He is slowly going bald at thirty.
Bald (a) means without hair; bold (o) means brave.
Bald (a) का अर्थ बिना बाल का है; bold (o) का अर्थ साहसी है।
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
Usage: bald facts or statement (plain, without explanation).
प्रयोग में bald facts या statement (बिना व्याख्या के सपाट तथ्य)।