Boldness.
单词 | θ139566 |
释义 | the mind > emotion > courage > bravery or boldness > [noun] (14) boldshipc1275 Boldness. couragea1382 That quality of mind which shows itself in facing danger without fear or shrinking; bravery, boldness, valour. audacity1432 Boldness, daring, intrepidity; confidence. fierceness1490 Bravery, high-spirit, mettle. Obsolete. confidence1526 Assurance, boldness, fearlessness, arising from reliance (on oneself, on circumstances, on divine support, etc.). spritec1540 As a mass noun: strength of character or purpose; courage, boldness, assertiveness. Cf. spirit, n. 6. Now rare (chiefly Scottish, archaic, or poetic… gallantness1555 The quality or state of being gallant, in various senses. braverya1586 Daring, courage, valour, fortitude (as a good quality). In earlier quotations not clearly separable from sense 1. (The ordinary current sense.) braveness1589 The quality of being brave; bravery, n. confidency1600 Assurance, boldness. lion-heart1667 A heart like that of a lion, i.e. brave, courageous; in quot. 1667 with pun on hart. Obsolete. bravity1689 = bravery, n. (in various senses). outdaciousness1778 Audacity. nads1976 In plural. Courage, nerve. Cf. ball, n.1 12b(b). |
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