Bold

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Fearless and daring; courageous.
  • adj. Requiring or exhibiting courage and bravery. See Synonyms at brave.
  • adj. Unduly forward and brazen; impudent: a bold, sassy child.
  • adj. Clear and distinct to the eye; conspicuous: a bold handwriting.
  • adj. Steep or abrupt in grade or terrain: bold cliffs.
  • adj. Printing Boldface.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A dwelling; habitation; building.
  • adj. Courageous, daring.
  • adj. having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface
  • adj. presumptuous.
  • v. To make (a font or some text) bold.
  • v. To be or become bold.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous.
  • adj. Exhibiting or requiring spirit and contempt of danger; planned with courage; daring; vigorous.
  • adj. In a bad sense, too forward; taking undue liberties; over assuming or confident; lacking proper modesty or restraint; rude; impudent.
  • adj. Somewhat overstepping usual bounds, or conventional rules, as in art, literature, etc.; taking liberties in composition or expression.
  • adj. Standing prominently out to view; markedly conspicuous; striking the eye; in high relief.
  • adj. Steep; abrupt; prominent.
  • v. To make bold or daring.
  • verb-intransitive. To be or become bold.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Daring; courageous; brave; intrepid; fearless: applied to men or animals: as, bold as a lion.
  • Requiring or exhibiting courage; planned or executed with courage and spirit: as, a bold enterprise.
  • Confident; trusting; assured.
  • Forward; impudent; audacious: as, a bold huzzy.
  • Overstepping usual bounds; presuming upon sympathy or forbearance; showing liberty or license, as in style or expression: as, a bold metaphor.
  • Standing out to view; striking to the eye; markedly conspicuous; prominent: as, a bold headland; a bold handwriting.
  • Steep; abrupt: as, a bold shore (one that enters the water almost perpendicularly).
  • Deep, as water, close to the shore; navigable very near to the land.
  • To make bold; embolden; encourage.
  • To become bold.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. clear and distinct
  • n. a typeface with thick heavy lines
  • adj. very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
  • adj. fearless and daring
  • Equivalent
    conspicuous    steep    brave    foolhardy    intrepid    overvaliant    dauntless    emboldened    hardy    heady   
    Verb Form
    bolded    bolding    boldness    bolds   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    face    typeface    font    case    fount   
    Cross Reference
    steep    bluff    projecting    to make bold    so bold   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    venturesome    daring    brave    courageous    vigorous    rude    impudent    steep    abrupt    prominent   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Nolde    ahold    behold    bowled    cajoled    cold    consoled    controlled    decontrolled    dold   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    brave    brilliant    fierce    dare    successful    fearless