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bold
[ bohld ]
adjective
- not hesitating or fearful in the face of actual or possible danger or rebuff; courageous and daring:
a bold hero.
Synonyms: dauntless, valorous, intrepid, valiant, brave, adventurous, fearless
He apologized for being so bold as to speak to the emperor.
Antonyms: modest
- necessitating courage and daring; challenging:
a bold adventure.
- beyond the usual limits of conventional thought or action; imaginative:
Einstein was a bold mathematician.
a difficult problem needing a bold answer.
a bold pattern.
a bold promontory.
- Nautical. deep enough to be navigable close to the shore:
bold waters.
- Printing. typeset in boldface.
- Obsolete. trusting; assured.
bold
/ bəʊld /
adjective
- courageous, confident, and fearless; ready to take risks
- showing or requiring courage
a bold plan
- immodest or impudent
she gave him a bold look
- standing out distinctly; conspicuous
a figure carved in bold relief
- very steep
the bold face of the cliff
- imaginative in thought or expression
the novel's bold plot
- printing set in bold face
noun
- printing short for bold face
Derived Forms
- ˈboldness, noun
- ˈboldly, adverb
Other Words From
- bold·ly adverb
- bold·ness noun
- o·ver·bold adjective
- su·per·bold adjective
- un·bold adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of bold1
Word History and Origins
Origin of bold1
Idioms and Phrases
More idioms and phrases containing bold
In addition to the idiom beginning with bold , also see big and bold ; make bold .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"We have to be more bold," he said when asked if he will keep a low profile until the situation becomes clearer.
What Democrats need at this moment is bold leadership and clarity.
There it was, big and bold, from the first firm notes of Brahms’ concerto to the searing, earth-shattering sunrise grandeur of the finale of “Gurrelieder.”
A bold statement but, as the note now attached to it on Elon Musk's platform proves, it's simply not factual.
"We owe it to victims to find bold, innovative approaches that will speed up justice," she said, adding criminals should know "they will quickly face the consequence of their actions."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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