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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. 
- not hesitating to break the rules of propriety; forward; impudent. - 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. 
- striking or conspicuous to the eye; flashy; showy. - 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 
Other Word Forms
- boldly adverb
- boldness noun
- overbold adjective
- superbold adjective
- unbold adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of bold1
Word History and Origins
Origin of bold1
Idioms and Phrases
More idioms and phrases containing bold
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Original script drafts were even bolder about portraying that activist, who Zemeckis and Gale described as a “church-group type woman,” a dangerously Dark Ages zealot.
Jones, a veteran wildcatter, has a long history of making bold bets.
“We are entering a period where only bold, coordinated action can prevent catastrophic outcomes.”
USC had lost four of five, its season already all but lost, when Lincoln Riley made a bold move early last November that would have lasting ripple effects.
“We write together to express our serious concern that the bold reforms urgently needed to secure Europe’s digital future are being placed at risk by slow and timid actions from your Commission,” the letter says.
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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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