Definitions for boldness

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

bold*boʊld(adj.)-er, -est.

  1. not hesitating or fearful in the face of danger; courageous.

  2. scorning or ignoring the rules of propriety; forward; impudent.

  3. requiring courage and daring:

    bold deeds.

  4. beyond the usual limits of conventional thought or action; inventive or imaginative:

    a bold solution to a perplexing problem.

  5. striking or conspicuous to the eye; flashy; showy:

    a bold pattern.

  6. steep; abrupt:

    a bold promontory.

  7. typeset in boldface.

    Category: Printing

  8. Obs. trusting; assured.

* Syn: bold , brazen , forward , presumptuous refer to behavior or manners that break the rules of propriety. bold suggests 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: The forward young man challenged the speaker. presumptuous implies overconfidence, or taking too much for granted: It was presumptuous of her to think she could defeat the champion.

Origin of bold:

bef. 1000; ME bald, bold, OE b(e)ald; c. OS, OHG bald, ON ballr dire

bold′ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. boldness, daring, hardiness, hardihood(noun)

    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"

  2. boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek(noun)

    impudent aggressiveness

    "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"

  3. boldness, strikingness(noun)

    the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly

Wiktionary

  1. boldness(Noun)

    The state of being bold; courage; presumptuousness.

  2. boldness(Noun)

    The relative weight of a font; the thickness of its strokes.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Boldness(noun)

    the state or quality of being bold


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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

boldness(noun)

(of type) thick and clear, like this .

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