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balder


 
  Grep  of  noun  balder 
  balder 
  balderdash 
 
  Overview  of  noun  balder 
 
  The  noun  balder  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  Balder,  Baldr  --  ((Norse  mythology)  god  of  light  and  peace  and  noted  for  his  beauty  and  sweet  nature;  son  of  Odin  and  Frigg  and  husband  of  Nanna;  killed  by  Hoth) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  bald 
 
  The  adj  bald  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  bald,  barefaced  --  (with  no  effort  to  conceal;  "a  barefaced  lie") 
  2.  (1)  bald,  bare,  denuded,  denudate  --  (without  the  natural  or  usual  covering;  "a  bald  spot  on  the  lawn";  "bare  hills") 
  3.  (1)  bald,  bald-headed,  bald-pated  --  (lacking  hair  on  all  or  most  of  the  scalp;  "a  bald  pate";  "a  bald-headed  gentleman") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  bald 
 
  3  senses  of  bald 
 
  Sense  1 
  bald,  barefaced 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  overt)  ->  covert 
 
  Sense  2 
  bald,  bare,  denuded,  denudate 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  uncovered)  ->  covered 
 
  Sense  3 
  bald,  bald-headed,  bald-pated 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  hairless)  ->  hairy,  hirsute 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  bald 
 
  3  senses  of  bald 
 
  Sense  1 
  bald,  barefaced 
  =>  overt  (vs.  covert),  open 
 
  Sense  2 
  bald,  bare,  denuded,  denudate 
  =>  uncovered  (vs.  covered) 
 
  Sense  3 
  bald,  bald-headed,  bald-pated 
  =>  hairless  (vs.  hairy) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  bald 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  bald 
 
  bald  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  bald 
  bald 
  bald-headed 
  bald-pated 
  balding 
  piebald 
  ribald 
 
  Overview  of  noun  balder 
 
  The  noun  balder  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  Balder,  Baldr  --  ((Norse  mythology)  god  of  light  and  peace  and  noted  for  his  beauty  and  sweet  nature;  son  of  Odin  and  Frigg  and  husband  of  Nanna;  killed  by  Hoth) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  bald 
 
  The  adj  bald  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  bald,  barefaced  --  (with  no  effort  to  conceal;  "a  barefaced  lie") 
  2.  (1)  bald,  bare,  denuded,  denudate  --  (without  the  natural  or  usual  covering;  "a  bald  spot  on  the  lawn";  "bare  hills") 
  3.  (1)  bald,  bald-headed,  bald-pated  --  (lacking  hair  on  all  or  most  of  the  scalp;  "a  bald  pate";  "a  bald-headed  gentleman") 



balder definition