baldpatedness
|bald-pa-ted-ness|
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/ˈbɔldpeɪtɪdnəs/
🇬🇧
/ˈbɔːldpeɪtɪdnəs/
state of being bald
Etymology
'baldpatedness' originates from English, specifically the word 'baldpate', where 'bald' meant 'having no hair' and 'pate' meant 'head'.
'baldpatedness' developed by adding the adjective-forming element '-ed' to 'baldpate' and the nominalizing suffix '-ness' (from 'baldpate' + '-ed' + '-ness'), reflecting a formation pattern in modern English.
Initially it described someone as 'having a bald pate' (an adjectival idea); over time the derived noun came to denote the 'state or quality of having a bald pate' (i.e., baldness).
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the state or quality of having a bald pate; baldness (especially used humorously or archaically).
His baldpatedness was the subject of gentle teasing among his colleagues.
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Last updated: 2026/01/05 00:30