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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: , , , , , ,
He apologized for being so bold as to speak to the emperor.
Antonyms:
- 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
/ əʊ /
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
- ˈDZԱ, noun
- ˈDZ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- DZ· adverb
- DZ·Ա noun
- ··DZ adjective
- ··DZ adjective
- ܲ·DZ 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
It is a bold move, but star players can help teams build empires in the NFL, and having a difference maker on both offence and defence is something the league has hardly ever seen before.
If a bold, original film like “Sinners” has its success met with doubt, it could easily result in fewer original ideas being funded.
He’s so brash and so bold and what he does is so audacious and he is quite terrifying and unhinged.
Combine with tomato sauce for something bold and new.
I found particular inspiration in the Synod on Synodality, his bold invitation for the global church to embrace deeper listening, shared discernment and collective journeying.
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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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