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Definition of bold in English: boldadjective bəʊldboʊld 1(of a person, action, or idea) showing a willingness to take risks; confident and courageous. a bold attempt to solve the crisis no journalist was bold enough to take on the Prime Minister Example sentencesExamples - I have the experience and I have the bold ideas that I think people can get really excited about in this campaign.
- In its first national advertising campaign, Infinite Spirits took a bold risk.
- Anything lowering their chances of being spotted by Liches sounded like a good idea, so the tension at Raven's bold suggestion quickly subsided.
- Kamenskii stakes out a series of bold interpretations in this study, ably translated and edited by David Griffiths.
- The others, who had gathered to discuss the problem, gasped in shock at such a bold suggestion.
- To say it is a bold idea is not to say that it's new.
- Because of his bold recommendations to higher headquarters, he was assigned to build up defensive units.
- His job has been to head a congregation whose assignment is not to generate new and bold ideas, but to preserve the integrity of the tradition of the church.
- The customers' bold suggestion was to launch a restaurant of their own, but Huang was still quite cautious about it.
- It is in that light that the bold suggestion is made for a Caribbean Banking Consortium.
- Without them and their bold thoughts Keighley would not be what it is today.
- It's a bold concept, but one that's smartly conveyed by its paintings and hypnotic jingle.
- All the bold opinions have been stated and restated for years.
- But Brian, I'd like you to consider a bold suggestion.
- While Nicky watched and marvelled, his father Paul, rating Rio the finest place he has been, was struck by the bold attitudes towards poverty.
- Andreu, one of the world's leading experts in airport design, has been praised for the exceptional engineering which allows his bold ideas to come to life.
- Most were young, hardy, physically fit, courageous, fearless, bold, endowed with fortitude and endurance, and ever ready for a fight.
- Judge Jones was a bankruptcy lawyer and an authority on business law, but has perhaps received more attention for her bold opinions on social issues and criminal law.
- Plato had made the bold suggestion that there might be a single axiom system to embrace all knowledge.
- Yet because we yearn to be seen as bold, brave and courageous, we'll take stupid risks to prove our worth.
Synonyms daring, intrepid, courageous, brave, valiant, fearless, unafraid, undaunted, dauntless, valorous audacious, adventurous, dashing, heroic, gallant, swashbuckling, adventuresome, daredevil, venturesome, plucky, unflinching spirited, confident, positive, decisive, assured, enterprising rash, reckless, brash, foolhardy informal gutsy, spunky, ballsy, game, feisty literary temerarious - 1.1dated (of a person or their manner) so confident as to be impudent or presumptuous.
she tossed him a bold look Example sentencesExamples - With a shrug, Lenore plopped down on the tiny chair of her table, crossing her legs in a bold manner.
- I believe that such feelings will not be considered bold presumption but an act of love.
- Whatever bold words she wished to say to her would have to remain behind a careful mouth.
- No man's Mercedes is safe; the thieves are so bold they'll make off with your vintage automobile with a forklift.
- Raven doubted that any woman had ever been this bold with him before.
Synonyms brazen, shameless, forward, brash, impudent, audacious, cheeky, saucy, cocky, pert, impertinent, insolent, presumptuous, immodest, unabashed, unreserved, barefaced, unshrinking, defiant, brass-necked, bold as brass - 1.2Irish (especially of a child) naughty; badly behaved.
I slapped him when he was bold Example sentencesExamples - Like a bold boy at a children's party, he still insists on being the centre of attention even though it's not his birthday.
2(of a colour, design, or shape) having a strong, vivid, or clear appearance. a coat with bold polka dots Example sentencesExamples - He has composed a series of townships scenes in flat planes of bright and bold colours that clamour for attention.
- Young readers will love the bright, bold designs and the luscious colours.
- The Romans called them the ‘painted people’, and the Celtic love of colour is obvious in the bold designs on their floors and walls.
- The combination of the shapes and bold colours creates a stimulating image.
- They're also attracted to bright, bold colours and sharp outlines, and any sudden movement may attract their gaze.
- With new paints, dyes and synthetic fabrics, bright bold colour was avidly adopted in all aspects of design.
- His symbolism is strong and his colours are bold.
- Utzon's interior design was characterised by bold colours and fantastic shapes.
- Just make sure the colors you choose fit with the bold hues of your design.
- The end product is a strong, vibrant painting in bold colours with a wealth of detail capturing the jumble of roofs and chimneys.
- Bright colours and clear bold graphics make the menu practical and aesthetically pleasing.
- She uses bright colours in bold designs to convey an impression of viewing the basic, unadulterated image.
- In Spain he created abstract work featuring vivid colors and bold lines.
- They are bold shapes; strong blocks of colour defined by thick black lines and veiled with subtle, intricate patterns of feathers, scales and seashells.
- Using a brush and a matchstick to paint his decoys, Bergman achieved a unique balance between vivid colors, bold lines, and scratch painting.
- The switches are large and solid, and the bold shapes and contours give the impression of utility without ever approaching the austere.
- His designs were bold and sexy, with bright red dominating transparent and undulating fabrics.
- There is less intricacy of detail, and the bold lines and strong colours relate them to North Indian folk art.
- They are like cartoons, with their bold lines, bright colours and flat shapes.
- Facing west is a bold design of a fourfold leaf with a tiny, barely noticeable face in the centre.
Synonyms striking, vivid, bright, strong, eye-catching, conspicuous, distinct, pronounced, prominent, obvious, outstanding, well marked, showy, flashy, gaudy, lurid, garish - 2.1 Of a kind of typeface having dark, heavy strokes, used especially for emphasis.
cross references are printed in bold type Example sentencesExamples - The differences from the previously reported sequences are in bold type
- As if to emphasise the point, the report prints the comment in bold type.
- I noted at the time that each pen was emblazoned in bold type with the word WASHABLE.
- Only what is in bold type above was quoted in the evidence to the Court.
- Subheadings within chapters are in bold type for easy chapter outlining.
- On the list of active chatters, a certain name in bold type sat above everyone else.
- It's his name in bold type above the film's title and his beatific image on the poster.
- It's not often that an author is prompted to make a statement in bold type to correct what he sees as a gross misunderstanding.
- The sites associated with the separation between Ethiopia and Europe are also given in bold type.
- Such themes are all clearly presented in the body of the commentary and helpfully emphasised in bold type.
- I emphasize the translated word in question in bold type.
- It's important to stress the words in bold type.
- Parameters to which the model is sensitive are in bold type.
- Predictions of exceptionally high tides are given in bold type.
- Significant differences are shown in bold type.
- The final paragraph of the letter, printed in bold type, made it very clear what would happen if they didn't accept.
- Key words and concepts in these lessons are in bold type.
- I'd like the following printed on all scorecards in bold type.
- Kelman reproduces it, with the cut portions in bold type, emphasising only what a good job was made of editing it.
- Paragraph 3 has a footnote at the end in bold type.
Synonyms heavy, thick, clear, conspicuous, distinct, pronounced, outstanding
nounbəʊldboʊld mass nounA bold typeface or letter. Shadow cabinet members listed in bold Example sentencesExamples - After I scribble ‘The Dimensional Traveler’ in bold on a blank page, I pick up another blank page.
- Pages not for public dissemination should be annotated in bold at the bottom with the reserved term ‘classified.’
- Start putting keyword phrases in bold in the second paragraph.
- Google will display the search keywords in bold in your ad if they're present.
- The questions will then pertain to that picture and the answers will be listed in bold under the questions.
- Unfortunately, it appears to be missing a ‘not’ in a vital sentence in bold on its opening page.
- You must include the ‘code’ indicated in bold in order for your meta tags to work.
- The links are very easily read, the headlines are concise, and the use of bold in the copy allows for skimming without interfering with reading.
- Numbers in bold at the beginning of each specimen's name are sample numbers.
Phrases be (or make) so bold (as to do something) formal Dare to do something that might be considered audacious (used when politely asking a question or making a suggestion) what would he be calling for, if I might make so bold as to ask? Example sentencesExamples - May I be so bold as to suggest one to add to your list.
- This time, however, the judges have been so bold as to overturn a jury decision on the simple basis that in their view no reasonable jury could have arrived at the verdict that it did.
- In fact I would even be so bold as to contend that I have a much better argument on the evidence than Peggy does.
- Might I also be so bold as to ask why it was rejected in any case?
- I have been so bold as to rank the Bengali icons of the past hundred years.
- I have always thought that Stanley was saying, in coded form, that he was being so bold as to speak to a gentleman to whom he hadn't been introduced.
- Might I be so bold as to suggest a synchronised charge tomorrow morning?
- The people of the Pairc district of Lewis have decided to be so bold as to opt to buy the land where they live from their landlord despite the estate not being on the market.
- There are plenty of disgusting foods out there, but I don't think there are many companies that would dare to be so bold as to stick a name like Pork Brains In Milk Gravy right on the can.
- If my friend can be so bold as to say I'm one of the funniest five people on the planet, why stop there?
Confident to the point of impudence. she marched into the library as bold as brass Example sentencesExamples - He would go around the country and all the small towns and he would be as bold as brass.
- Anybody who can walk into someone's house as bold as brass and attempt to commit a serious offence has to be viewed as a menace to society.
- Then they had returned, arm in arm, smiling secretly at each other and bold as brass.
- Bold and brash - indeed bold as brass - the young property developer who sauntered into a moribund Tynecastle in 1981 was unfazed that he was not the players' choice.
- I thought it would be hard to find, but there it was, bold as brass, with a sign and everything.
- Surely it would have been easier to run through the streets, bold as brass, killing anything and anyone that got in his way.
- He was as bold as brass as we exchanged pleasantries and thought nothing of the remarks that he had made.
- They waltzed into the party bold as brass and started dancing with two men on the dance floor.
- He now has colleagues who are full of confidence, bold as brass and ready to make their way in the world.
- She left a glorious legacy in an image of female strength that is as bold as brass, supremely self-confident and unashamedly sexual.
Synonyms brazen, shameless, forward, brash, impudent, audacious, cheeky, saucy, cocky, pert, impertinent, insolent, presumptuous, immodest, unabashed, unreserved, barefaced, unshrinking, defiant, brass-necked, bold as brass
A daring action or initiative. the budget was full of bold strokes Example sentencesExamples - This was a bold stroke by the board.
- It's a pretty bold stroke considering his history on some of these campaign fund-raising issues.
- This was an incredibly bold stroke, and they could have been worried about retribution coming at any minute.
- In one bold stroke, Google will give new value to millions of orphaned works.
- They can in one bold stroke change the economic coffee landscape with an initiative in support of the coffee farmers in the global village.
- While these men were not social revolutionaries bent on overturning the slave system in one bold stroke, nor were they solely foot draggers content to slow production.
- In order to have a chance at anything but defeat, Sharon had to seize the advantage by some bold stroke.
- And that is what he invented recursive functions for, a bold stroke for which he would indeed deserve to be declared a hero of our times.
- The team is expected to be active on Draft Day and could help its cause by making a bold stroke.
- It called for a bold stroke, not considered Pierce's forté.
Origin Old English bald, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boud and to German bald 'soon'. brave from Late Middle English: In Old English people with all the attributes of bravery were ‘bold’. In the Middle Ages they could also be ‘courageous’, but it was not until the late 15th century that they became brave. The word came through French from Italian or Spanish bravo and goes back to Latin barbarus, the source of barbarian. Scots braw (late 16th century) ‘fine’, bravado (mid 16th century), bravo (mid 18th century), and bravura (mid 18th century) all go back to the same source. The phrase brave new world refers to a new or hopeful period of history brought about by major changes in society—usually implying that the changes are in fact undesirable. It is taken from the title of a satirical novel by Aldous Huxley (1894–1963), published in 1932. Huxley himself borrowed the phrase from a line in Shakespeare's The Tempest. Miranda has grown up isolated on an island with her magician father Prospero, the monster Caliban, and some spirits. On first encountering some other humans she exclaims: ‘How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world / That has such people in it!’
Rhymes behold, cold, enfold, fold, foretold, gold, hold, mould (US mold), old, outsold, scold, self-controlled, sold, told, uncontrolled, undersold, unpolled, uphold, withhold, wold Definition of bold in US English: boldadjectivebōldboʊld 1(of a person, action, or idea) showing an ability to take risks; confident and courageous. a bold attempt to solve the crisis he was the only one bold enough to air his dislike Example sentencesExamples - I have the experience and I have the bold ideas that I think people can get really excited about in this campaign.
- Because of his bold recommendations to higher headquarters, he was assigned to build up defensive units.
- Yet because we yearn to be seen as bold, brave and courageous, we'll take stupid risks to prove our worth.
- In its first national advertising campaign, Infinite Spirits took a bold risk.
- His job has been to head a congregation whose assignment is not to generate new and bold ideas, but to preserve the integrity of the tradition of the church.
- Andreu, one of the world's leading experts in airport design, has been praised for the exceptional engineering which allows his bold ideas to come to life.
- To say it is a bold idea is not to say that it's new.
- Without them and their bold thoughts Keighley would not be what it is today.
- All the bold opinions have been stated and restated for years.
- It's a bold concept, but one that's smartly conveyed by its paintings and hypnotic jingle.
- Anything lowering their chances of being spotted by Liches sounded like a good idea, so the tension at Raven's bold suggestion quickly subsided.
- Most were young, hardy, physically fit, courageous, fearless, bold, endowed with fortitude and endurance, and ever ready for a fight.
- The customers' bold suggestion was to launch a restaurant of their own, but Huang was still quite cautious about it.
- The others, who had gathered to discuss the problem, gasped in shock at such a bold suggestion.
- Judge Jones was a bankruptcy lawyer and an authority on business law, but has perhaps received more attention for her bold opinions on social issues and criminal law.
- While Nicky watched and marvelled, his father Paul, rating Rio the finest place he has been, was struck by the bold attitudes towards poverty.
- But Brian, I'd like you to consider a bold suggestion.
- Plato had made the bold suggestion that there might be a single axiom system to embrace all knowledge.
- Kamenskii stakes out a series of bold interpretations in this study, ably translated and edited by David Griffiths.
- It is in that light that the bold suggestion is made for a Caribbean Banking Consortium.
Synonyms daring, intrepid, courageous, brave, valiant, fearless, unafraid, undaunted, dauntless, valorous - 1.1dated (of a person or manner) so confident as to suggest a lack of shame or modesty.
she tossed him a bold look Example sentencesExamples - Raven doubted that any woman had ever been this bold with him before.
- Whatever bold words she wished to say to her would have to remain behind a careful mouth.
- With a shrug, Lenore plopped down on the tiny chair of her table, crossing her legs in a bold manner.
- No man's Mercedes is safe; the thieves are so bold they'll make off with your vintage automobile with a forklift.
- I believe that such feelings will not be considered bold presumption but an act of love.
Synonyms brazen, shameless, forward, brash, impudent, audacious, cheeky, saucy, cocky, pert, impertinent, insolent, presumptuous, immodest, unabashed, unreserved, barefaced, unshrinking, defiant, brass-necked, bold as brass
2(of a color or design) having a strong or vivid appearance. a coat with bold polka dots Example sentencesExamples - His symbolism is strong and his colours are bold.
- They are bold shapes; strong blocks of colour defined by thick black lines and veiled with subtle, intricate patterns of feathers, scales and seashells.
- They are like cartoons, with their bold lines, bright colours and flat shapes.
- Facing west is a bold design of a fourfold leaf with a tiny, barely noticeable face in the centre.
- Just make sure the colors you choose fit with the bold hues of your design.
- The Romans called them the ‘painted people’, and the Celtic love of colour is obvious in the bold designs on their floors and walls.
- The combination of the shapes and bold colours creates a stimulating image.
- There is less intricacy of detail, and the bold lines and strong colours relate them to North Indian folk art.
- Using a brush and a matchstick to paint his decoys, Bergman achieved a unique balance between vivid colors, bold lines, and scratch painting.
- With new paints, dyes and synthetic fabrics, bright bold colour was avidly adopted in all aspects of design.
- Bright colours and clear bold graphics make the menu practical and aesthetically pleasing.
- His designs were bold and sexy, with bright red dominating transparent and undulating fabrics.
- He has composed a series of townships scenes in flat planes of bright and bold colours that clamour for attention.
- In Spain he created abstract work featuring vivid colors and bold lines.
- They're also attracted to bright, bold colours and sharp outlines, and any sudden movement may attract their gaze.
- The switches are large and solid, and the bold shapes and contours give the impression of utility without ever approaching the austere.
- The end product is a strong, vibrant painting in bold colours with a wealth of detail capturing the jumble of roofs and chimneys.
- Young readers will love the bright, bold designs and the luscious colours.
- Utzon's interior design was characterised by bold colours and fantastic shapes.
- She uses bright colours in bold designs to convey an impression of viewing the basic, unadulterated image.
Synonyms striking, vivid, bright, strong, eye-catching, conspicuous, distinct, pronounced, prominent, obvious, outstanding, well marked, showy, flashy, gaudy, lurid, garish - 2.1 Of a kind of typeface having dark, heavy strokes, used especially for emphasis.
Example sentencesExamples - It's his name in bold type above the film's title and his beatific image on the poster.
- I'd like the following printed on all scorecards in bold type.
- Parameters to which the model is sensitive are in bold type.
- I emphasize the translated word in question in bold type.
- It's important to stress the words in bold type.
- The differences from the previously reported sequences are in bold type
- Paragraph 3 has a footnote at the end in bold type.
- Such themes are all clearly presented in the body of the commentary and helpfully emphasised in bold type.
- Predictions of exceptionally high tides are given in bold type.
- Key words and concepts in these lessons are in bold type.
- On the list of active chatters, a certain name in bold type sat above everyone else.
- The sites associated with the separation between Ethiopia and Europe are also given in bold type.
- Significant differences are shown in bold type.
- Kelman reproduces it, with the cut portions in bold type, emphasising only what a good job was made of editing it.
- I noted at the time that each pen was emblazoned in bold type with the word WASHABLE.
- It's not often that an author is prompted to make a statement in bold type to correct what he sees as a gross misunderstanding.
- Only what is in bold type above was quoted in the evidence to the Court.
- Subheadings within chapters are in bold type for easy chapter outlining.
- The final paragraph of the letter, printed in bold type, made it very clear what would happen if they didn't accept.
- As if to emphasise the point, the report prints the comment in bold type.
Synonyms heavy, thick, clear, conspicuous, distinct, pronounced, outstanding
nounbōldboʊld A bold typeface or letter. difficult words and phrases are highlighted in bold Example sentencesExamples - Start putting keyword phrases in bold in the second paragraph.
- Pages not for public dissemination should be annotated in bold at the bottom with the reserved term ‘classified.’
- Unfortunately, it appears to be missing a ‘not’ in a vital sentence in bold on its opening page.
- The links are very easily read, the headlines are concise, and the use of bold in the copy allows for skimming without interfering with reading.
- Google will display the search keywords in bold in your ad if they're present.
- After I scribble ‘The Dimensional Traveler’ in bold on a blank page, I pick up another blank page.
- Numbers in bold at the beginning of each specimen's name are sample numbers.
- You must include the ‘code’ indicated in bold in order for your meta tags to work.
- The questions will then pertain to that picture and the answers will be listed in bold under the questions.
Phrases be (or make) so bold (as to do something) formal Dare to do something (often used when politely asking a question or making a suggestion) what would he be calling for, if I might make so bold as to ask? Example sentencesExamples - If my friend can be so bold as to say I'm one of the funniest five people on the planet, why stop there?
- I have always thought that Stanley was saying, in coded form, that he was being so bold as to speak to a gentleman to whom he hadn't been introduced.
- I have been so bold as to rank the Bengali icons of the past hundred years.
- The people of the Pairc district of Lewis have decided to be so bold as to opt to buy the land where they live from their landlord despite the estate not being on the market.
- In fact I would even be so bold as to contend that I have a much better argument on the evidence than Peggy does.
- Might I be so bold as to suggest a synchronised charge tomorrow morning?
- Might I also be so bold as to ask why it was rejected in any case?
- There are plenty of disgusting foods out there, but I don't think there are many companies that would dare to be so bold as to stick a name like Pork Brains In Milk Gravy right on the can.
- May I be so bold as to suggest one to add to your list.
- This time, however, the judges have been so bold as to overturn a jury decision on the simple basis that in their view no reasonable jury could have arrived at the verdict that it did.
Confident to the point of impudence. she marched into the library as bold as brass Example sentencesExamples - He was as bold as brass as we exchanged pleasantries and thought nothing of the remarks that he had made.
- She left a glorious legacy in an image of female strength that is as bold as brass, supremely self-confident and unashamedly sexual.
- Bold and brash - indeed bold as brass - the young property developer who sauntered into a moribund Tynecastle in 1981 was unfazed that he was not the players' choice.
- He now has colleagues who are full of confidence, bold as brass and ready to make their way in the world.
- Surely it would have been easier to run through the streets, bold as brass, killing anything and anyone that got in his way.
- Anybody who can walk into someone's house as bold as brass and attempt to commit a serious offence has to be viewed as a menace to society.
- He would go around the country and all the small towns and he would be as bold as brass.
- Then they had returned, arm in arm, smiling secretly at each other and bold as brass.
- They waltzed into the party bold as brass and started dancing with two men on the dance floor.
- I thought it would be hard to find, but there it was, bold as brass, with a sign and everything.
Synonyms brazen, shameless, forward, brash, impudent, audacious, cheeky, saucy, cocky, pert, impertinent, insolent, presumptuous, immodest, unabashed, unreserved, barefaced, unshrinking, defiant, brass-necked, bold as brass
A daring action or initiative. the budget was full of bold strokes Example sentencesExamples - This was an incredibly bold stroke, and they could have been worried about retribution coming at any minute.
- While these men were not social revolutionaries bent on overturning the slave system in one bold stroke, nor were they solely foot draggers content to slow production.
- In one bold stroke, Google will give new value to millions of orphaned works.
- It's a pretty bold stroke considering his history on some of these campaign fund-raising issues.
- It called for a bold stroke, not considered Pierce's forté.
- The team is expected to be active on Draft Day and could help its cause by making a bold stroke.
- This was a bold stroke by the board.
- They can in one bold stroke change the economic coffee landscape with an initiative in support of the coffee farmers in the global village.
- In order to have a chance at anything but defeat, Sharon had to seize the advantage by some bold stroke.
- And that is what he invented recursive functions for, a bold stroke for which he would indeed deserve to be declared a hero of our times.
Origin Old English bald, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boud and to German bald ‘soon’. |