BOLD

bold

(adjective) fearless and daring; “bold settlers on some foreign shore”; “a bold speech”; “a bold adventure”

bold

(adjective) clear and distinct; “bold handwriting”; “a figure carved in bold relief”; “a bold design”

bluff, bold, sheer

(adjective) very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; “a bluff headland”; “where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise”; “a sheer descent of rock”

boldface, bold face, bold

(noun) a typeface with thick heavy lines

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

bold (plural bolds)

(obsolete) A dwelling; habitation; building.

Etymology 2

Adjective

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.

Synonyms

• (courageous): audacious, brave, courageous, daring, forward, doughty

• See also brave

Etymology 3

Verb

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.

Anagrams

• BLOD

Proper noun

Bold (countable and uncountable, plural Bolds)

A surname.

A civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bold is the 19114^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1423 individuals. Bold is most common among White (82.57%) individuals.

Anagrams

• BLOD

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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