bold
(adjective) fearless and daring; ābold settlers on some foreign shoreā; āa bold speechā; āa bold adventureā
bold
(adjective) clear and distinct; ābold handwritingā; āa figure carved in bold reliefā; āa bold designā
bluff, bold, sheer
(adjective) very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; āa bluff headlandā; āwhere the bold chalk cliffs of England riseā; āa sheer descent of rockā
boldface, bold face, bold
(noun) a typeface with thick heavy lines
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bold (plural bolds)
(obsolete) A dwelling; habitation; building.
bold (comparative bolder, superlative boldest)
Courageous, daring.
Visually striking; conspicuous.
(typography, of typefaces) Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.
Presumptuous, forward or impudent.
(Ireland) Naughty; insolent; badly-behaved.
Full-bodied.
(Philippines) Pornographic; depicting nudity.
Steep or abrupt.
• (courageous): audacious, brave, courageous, daring, forward, doughty
• See also brave
bold (third-person singular simple present bolds, present participle bolding, simple past and past participle bolded)
(transitive) To make (a font or some text) bold.
(transitive, obsolete) To make bold or daring.
(intransitive, obsolete) To become bold.
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Bold (countable and uncountable, plural Bolds)
A surname.
A civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bold is the 19114th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1423 individuals. Bold is most common among White (82.57%) individuals.
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Source: Wiktionary
Bold, a. Etym: [OE. bald, bold, AS. bald, beald; akin to Icel. ballr, OHG. bald, MHG. balt, D. boud, Goth. bal boldness, It. baldo. In Ger. there remains only bald, adv. soon. Cf. Bawd, n.]
1. Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous. Throngs of knights and barons bold. Milton.
2. Exhibiting or requiring spirit and contempt of danger; planned with courage; daring; vigorous. "The bold design leased highly." Milton.
3. In a bad sense, too forward; taking undue liberties; over assuming or confident; lacking proper modesty or restraint; rude; impudent. Thou art too wild, too rude and bold of voice. Shak.
4. Somewhat overstepping usual bounds, or conventional rules, as in art, literature, etc.; taking liberties in o composition or expression; as, the figures of an author are bold. "Bold tales." Waller. The cathedral church is a very bold work. Addison.
5. Standing prominently out to view; markedly conspicuous; striking the eye; in high relief. Shadows in painting . . . make the figure bolder. Dryden.
6. Steep; abrupt; prominent. Where the bold cape its warning forehead rears. Trumbull.
Bold, v. t.
Definition: To make bold or daring. [Obs.] Shak.
Bold, v. i.
Definition: To be or become bold. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
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