baldish
Partly without hair
Somewhat bald or tending toward baldness.
The suffix -ish softens the description, suggesting partial or emerging hair loss rather than complete baldness: He's getting a bit baldish on top.
Like other -ish formations, it hedges—useful when full commitment to "bald" seems too strong.
Moving away from observer
- hairlineScalp-skin boundary
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
- wispyThin and insubstantial
- thinningReducing density or number
patchy · follicles · shedding · crown · temple · diffuse · miniaturization · fine
Reflecting light smoothly
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- scalpSkin covering skull
exposed · slick · chrome-dome · egghead · glabrous · hairless · shaven · bare
Losing color with age
- seniorHigher in rank
- elderlyAdvanced in age
- middle-agedIn life's middle decades
- matureFully grown or developed
distinguished · seasoned · silver · salt-and-pepper · venerable · wizened · time-worn · aging
receding
Moving away from observer
thinning · patchy · follicles · shedding · crown · temple · diffuse · miniaturization · fine · alopecia
shiny
Reflecting light smoothly
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
scalp · exposed · slick · chrome-dome · egghead · glabrous · hairless · shaven · bare · pate
graying
Losing color with age
- seniorHigher in rank
- elderlyAdvanced in age
- middle-agedIn life's middle decades
mature · distinguished · seasoned · silver · salt-and-pepper · venerable · wizened · time-worn · aging · weathered