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Definitions for Balder
[1] a god, a son of Odin and Frigg and the twin brother of Hod, by whom he was killed.
[2] having little or no hair on the scalp: a bald head; a bald person.
[3] destitute of some natural growth or covering: a bald mountain.
[4] lacking detail; bare; plain; unadorned: a bald prose style.
[5] open; undisguised: a bald lie.
[6] Zoology . having white on the head: the bald eagle.
[7] Automotive . (of a tire) having the tread completely worn away.
[8] to become bald.
[9] (often initial capital letter ) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a treeless mountaintop or area near the top: often used as part of a proper name.
[10] Norse myth a god, son of Odin and Frigg, noted for his beauty and sweet nature. He was killed by a bough of mistletoe thrown by the blind god Höd, misled by the malicious Loki
[11] having no hair or fur, esp (of a man) having no hair on all or most of the scalp
[12] lacking natural growth or covering
[13] plain or blunt a bald statement
[14] bare or simple; unadorned
[15] Also: baldfaced (of certain birds and other animals) having white markings on the head and face
[16] (of a tyre) having a worn tread
Words related to Balder
naked, barren, bare, hairless, blunt, head, exposed, smooth, uncovered, shaven, depilated, plain, direct, stark, baldheaded, glabrous, austere, downright, forthright, outright
Origin of Balder
1250–1300; Middle English ball(e)d, equivalent to ball white spot (compare Welsh bal, Greek phaliós having a white spot) + -ed -ed3
Words that may be confused with Balder
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, baldbald, balled, bawled
Other words from Balder
bald·ish , adjective
bald·ly , adverb
bald·ness , noun
half-bald , adjective
sem·i·bald , adjective
sem·i·bald·ly , adverb
sem·i·bald·ness , noun
Word origin for Balder
C14 ballede (literally: having a white spot); related to Danish bǣldet , Greek phalaros having a white spot
Synonyms for Balder
bare, barren, hairless, naked, depilated, exposed, head, shaven, smooth, uncovered, baldheaded, glabrous, skin head, stark