noun
definition
The condition or state of being (or becoming) bald.
example
the baldness of an assertion
Examples of baldness in a Sentence
Baldness is unknown, and many of the men wear beards.
He didn't share the encroaching baldness or the spreading waistline of the others.
Instead, the hair typically gets thinner and finer over the entire head, and small patches of baldness may appear in extreme cases.
Generally, male pattern baldness occurs over a period of several years, though the exact pattern and speed varies from individual to individual.
Many men are anxious at the prospect of losing their hair and they search for solutions to baldness.
Toupees can cover the beginning stages of hair loss, while larger hairpieces or wigs can be used for advanced baldness.
Changing hair styles can help conceal the condition, though the cliché comb over is often more noticeable than the baldness itself.
Hair replacement surgery is the most drastic and riskiest option to treat baldness, and its popularity has been falling as the stigma behind baldness fades.
Some men proudly embrace male pattern baldness as a symbol of maturity, and in fact many women find the style attractive and even sexy if the man is confident.
Propecia is an oral tablet that treats male pattern baldness on the top and in the middle front of the scalp.
There's a pretty good cross-section of the population eager to chop off their long locks in order to help those with cancer have one less uncomfortable thing to deal with (baldness).
In the unfortunate event of hair loss resulting from andronic alopecia, also known as female pattern baldness, the hair loss occurs for the very same reason men lose their hair.
The specialists at the Hair Club also consider the client's pattern of baldness, age and overall expected outcome when designing a custom plan for hair-loss treatment.
When you are deficient in vitamins and minerals, it can manifest in your hair as dullness, weakness, slow growth, breakage, thinning and even pattern baldness.
Growing cycle, speed of growth, pattern baldness, color, whether the hair is curly or straight, and thickness all depend largely on genetic factors.
A small impression was slowly dispersed; the bookseller murmured, and the author (had his feelings been more exquisite) might have wept over the blunders and baldness of the English translation.
Men have a slight increased propensity towards baldness.
The most common type of alopecia seen in women is androgenetic alopecia, also known as female pattern alopecia or baldness.
John Henry Keating As the eldest member of the team, John suffers many cruel jibes about baldness and incontinence.
The round, worm shaped rash can cause itching, redness and baldness on the scalp.
These range from the absurd, like curing baldness, to the dangerous, like offering false hope to those suffering from multiple sclerosis, AIDS and cancer.
Alopecia areata, or localized baldness, is the sudden appearance of sharply defined circular or oval patches of hair loss, most often on the scalp.
This condition is responsible for more hair loss than any other cause except adult male-pattern baldness.
Signs of copper deficiency may include anemia, diarrhea, weakness, poor respiratory function, baldness, skin sores, and increased lipid (fat) levels in the blood.
Hair loss is caused by a combination of hormones and genetics, and a tendency toward baldness can be inherited from either side of the family.
Common treatments for male pattern baldness are minoxidil and finasteride.
The result depends on the degree of thinning or baldness and, perhaps most important, on the surgeon's skill.
In a society that is fixated on beauty and youth, thinning hair and baldness can be the cause of a loss of self-esteem or depression.
Pattern baldness may be beaten with the use of minoxidil (Rogaine) for men and women.
Saw palmetto is known to block the action of a certain male hormone which contributes to male pattern baldness.
Male pattern baldness is the most frequent form of hair loss and affects millions of men throughout the world.
There is no predetermined age for the onset of baldness.
In some studies, male pattern baldness slowed as these conditions were corrected, though how the two were connected is still being determined.
The classic baldness pattern begins with a receding hairline forming a characteristic "M" shape with a peak reaching down the forehead, combined with a thinning crown or bald spot at the top and back of the head.
But, in spite of these redeeming features, the prevailing baldness of Polybius's style excludes him from the first rank among classical writers; and it is impossible to quarrel with the verdict pronounced by Dionysius of Halicarnassus, who places him among those authors of later times who neglected the graces of style, and who paid for their neglect by leaving behind them works "which no one was patient enough to read through to the end."