bold
bold Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Showing an ability to take risks; confident, courageous, and fearless.
"The mayor made a bold decision to overhaul the city's public transit system."
Having a strong, vivid, or clear appearance; standing out prominently to the eye.
"The artist used bold strokes of crimson and gold across the canvas."
(Of a typeface or printed text) having thick, heavy, dark lines used for emphasis; boldface.
"Key vocabulary terms are printed in bold letters throughout the textbook."
Showing a lack of proper respect or modesty; impudent or presumptuous.
"It was rather bold of him to ask such a personal question at the dinner table."
(Of food or drink, especially coffee or wine) having a strong, full-bodied, and pronounced flavor.
"She prefers a bold dark roast coffee in the morning."
• noun
A typeface with thick, heavy lines used to make text stand out; boldface.
"The headings and subheadings in the report are set in bold."
• verb
To format or print text in a thick, heavy typeface for emphasis.
"Please bold the important dates in the document before sending it out."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'beald' (West Saxon) or 'bald' (Anglian), meaning brave, confident, or stout-hearted, derived from Proto-Germanic *balthaz.