noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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noun
Meaning 1
The condition or state of being (or becoming) bald.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
My baldness was the result of radiotherapy.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
the condition of having no hair on the top of the head
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: phalacrosis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hairlessness, depilation
Narrower terms: alopecia, male-patterned baldness, male pattern baldness
History
Etymology
From Middle English ballednesse, equivalent to bald + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
70 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
صَلَع
(ṣalaʕ)
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Armenian:
ճաղատություն
(čaġatutʻyun)
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Armenian:
քաչալություն
(kʻačʻalutʻyun)
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Asturian:
calvez
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Belarusian:
аблысе́нне
(ablysjénnje)
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Belarusian:
пляшы́васць
(pljašývascʹ)
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Bulgarian:
плеши́вост
(plešívost)
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Catalan:
calvície
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Catalan:
calbesa
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Chinese Mandarin:
禿頭 /秃头
(tūtóu)
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Czech:
plešatost
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Dutch:
kaalheid
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Esperanto:
kalveco
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Esperanto:
senhareco
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Finnish:
kaljuus
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
French:
calvitie
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Galician:
calvicie
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Georgian:
სიმელოტე
(simeloṭe)
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
German:
Glatze
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
German:
Glatzköpfigkeit
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
German:
Haarlosigkeit
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
German:
Haarlossein
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
German:
Kahlköpfigkeit
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
German:
Kahlheit
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
German:
Calvities
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
German:
Alopezie (androgenetische; des Mannes)
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
German:
Glatzenbildung (männliche / weibliche)
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
German:
Kargheit
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
German:
Dürftigkeit
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
German:
Schmucklosigkeit
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Greek:
φαλάκρα
(falákra)
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Ancient Greek:
φαλακρότης
(phalakrótēs)
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Haitian Creole:
pèt cheve
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Hungarian:
kopaszság
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Ido:
kalveso
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Ido:
senhareso
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Ido:
alopecio
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Indonesian:
botak
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Italian:
calvizie
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Japanese:
禿
(hage)
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Javanese:
botak
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Korean:
탈모증
(talmojeung)
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Central Kurdish:
کەچەڵی
(keçellî)
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Latin:
calvitium
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Latin:
calvitiēs
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Macedonian:
ќелавост
(ḱelavost)
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Polish:
łysienie
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Portuguese:
calvice
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Portuguese:
calvície
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Romanian:
chelie
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Romanian:
pleșuvie
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Romanian:
calviție
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Russian:
облысе́ние
(oblysénije)
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Russian:
плеши́вость
(plešívostʹ)
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Sinhalese:
තට්ටය
(taṭṭaya)
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Slovak:
plešatosť
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Spanish:
calvicie
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Spanish:
calvez
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Spanish:
calvatrueno
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Swahili:
upara
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Swedish:
skallighet
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Tagalog:
upaw
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Tamil:
சொட்டை
(coṭṭai)
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Turkish:
dazlak
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Turkish:
dazlaklık
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Turkish:
kellik
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Ukrainian:
облисі́ння
(oblysínnja)
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Ukrainian:
полисі́ння
(polysínnja)
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Ukrainian:
пліши́вість
(plišývistʹ)
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald
Vietnamese:
hói đầu
— condition or state of being (or becoming) bald