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bold
[bohld] 
–adjective, -er, -est.
—Idiom| 1. | not hesitating or fearful in the face of actual or possible danger or rebuff; courageous and daring: a bold hero. |
| 2. | not hesitating to break the rules of propriety; forward; impudent: He apologized for being so bold as to speak to the emperor. |
| 3. | necessitating courage and daring; challenging: a bold adventure. |
| 4. | beyond the usual limits of conventional thought or action; imaginative: Einstein was a bold mathematician. a difficult problem needing a bold answer. |
| 5. | striking or conspicuous to the eye; flashy; showy: a bold pattern. |
| 6. | steep; abrupt: a bold promontory. |
| 7. | Nautical. deep enough to be navigable close to the shore: bold waters. |
| 8. | Printing. typeset in boldface. |
| 9. | Obsolete. trusting; assured. |
| 10. | make bold, to presume or venture; dare: I made bold to offer my suggestion. |
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME bald, bold, OE b(e)ald; c. OS, OHG bald, D boud bold, ON ballr dire < Gmc *bál-tha-z; akin to Welsh balch proud, Ir balc strong < *bal-ko-
bef. 1000; ME bald, bold, OE b(e)ald; c. OS, OHG bald, D boud bold, ON ballr dire < Gmc *bál-tha-z; akin to Welsh balch proud, Ir balc strong < *bal-ko-
Related forms:
boldly, adverb
boldness, noun
Synonyms:
1. fearless, adventurous, brave, valiant, intrepid, valorous, dauntless. 2. Bold, brazen, forward, presumptuous may refer to manners in a derogatory way. Bold suggests impudence, shamelessness, and immodesty: a bold stare. Brazen suggests the same, together with a defiant manner: a brazen liar. Forward implies making oneself unduly prominent or bringing oneself to notice with too much assurance. Presumptuous implies overconfidence, effrontery, taking too much for granted.
1. fearless, adventurous, brave, valiant, intrepid, valorous, dauntless. 2. Bold, brazen, forward, presumptuous may refer to manners in a derogatory way. Bold suggests impudence, shamelessness, and immodesty: a bold stare. Brazen suggests the same, together with a defiant manner: a brazen liar. Forward implies making oneself unduly prominent or bringing oneself to notice with too much assurance. Presumptuous implies overconfidence, effrontery, taking too much for granted.
Antonyms:
2. modest.
2. modest.
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| bold (bōld) adj. bold·er, bold·est
[Middle English, from Old English bald; see bhel-2 in Indo-European roots.] bold'ly adv., bold'ness n. |
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Boldness
Bold"ness\, n. The state or quality of being bold. Syn: Courage; bravery; intrepidity; dauntlessness; hardihood; assurance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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