The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Baldness \Bald"ness\, n. The state or condition of being bald; as, baldness of the head; baldness of style. [1913 Webster] This gives to their syntax a peculiar character of simplicity and baldness. --W. D. Whitney. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
baldness n 1: the condition of having no hair on the top of the head [syn: baldness, phalacrosis]