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kahl — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bald adj Having little or no hair on the head.
  • barren adj Not producing crops, plants, or life; unproductive land.
  • bleak adj Cold, grey, and exposed, with nothing to soften the harshness of the scene.
  • gaunt adj Unhealthily thin, especially with a hollow, drawn look from hunger, illness, or exhaustion.

Senses

kahl is used for these senses in English:

  • bald Having little or no hair, fur, or feathers.
  • barren Devoid of interest or attraction, poor, bleak.
  • bleak Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.
  • gaunt Of a place or thing: bleak, desolate.

bald — full definition

  1. adj Having little or no hair on the head.
  2. adj Plain and direct, without any softening detail.
  3. adj Of a tyre, worn smooth so the tread is gone.

barren — full definition

  1. adj Not producing crops, plants, or life; unproductive land.
  2. adj Lacking in interest, ideas, or results.
  3. adj (dated, of a person or animal) Unable to have children or offspring.

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