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bold 
[bohld] Pronunciation Key
—Related forms
[bohld] Pronunciation Key –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-]
] —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.
—Antonyms 2. modest.
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| bold
(bōld) Pronunciation Key
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 | |
noun | |
| 1. | the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness"; "the plan required great hardiness of heart" [ant: timidity] |
| 2. | impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" |
| 3. | the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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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