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Adjectives with no proper antonyms. [Bald, for example]



 
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Adjectives with no proper antonyms. [Bald, for example] Sun Nov 18, 2007 18:30 pm  Adjectives with no proper antonyms. [Bald, for example]
 

Hi

I have two questions to ask here.

1- Is there any antonym for "bald"?

2- What is the term for adjectives which have no proper antonyms? Could you please tell me a few?

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Adjectives with no proper antonyms. [Bald, for example] Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:25 am  Adjectives with no proper antonyms. [Bald, for example]
 

Hi Tom

1. When the word bald is used to describe a lack of hair on a person's head, there is no good one-word antonym for that.

2. It seems as though there must be a word for that, but if there is, I don't know what it is. Sorry.

Here is a list of words that you might find entertaining:
http://www.rinkworks.com/words/negatives.shtml

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