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boldbold /boʊld/ ●●○ adjective ETYMOLOGYboldOrigin: Old English beald ► make a bold move The governor felt he had to make a bold move to provoke progress. ► take bold steps We must take bold steps to protect the environment. ► as bold as you please She just walked down the street in that skimpy outfit, as bold as you please. ► as bold as brass He just asked me straight out, as bold as brass. THESAURUSsure that you can do something or deal with a situation successfully► confidentsure that you can do something or deal with a situation successfully: Sandy gave her a confident smile. ► self-confident confident that you can do things well and that other people will like you: He’s much more self-confident since he got a job. ► self-assured/self-possessed confident and calm about what you are doing: She gave the speech in a slow self-assured voice. ► poised behaving in a confident, calm, and graceful way: Catherine looked poised and ready as the audience waited for her to begin. ► secure feeling confident, safe, and happy: The teachers at the school work hard to make the children feel secure. ► assertive confident and willing to say what you want or demand things: Men tend to be more assertive than women. ► bold confident and not afraid of offending people or do something dangerous or new: She was bold enough to tell her boss that he was doing the wrong thing. ► brash confident in a loud way that annoys other people: Ed can be brash, but he does manage to sell cars. ► arrogant too confident and showing that you think you are better or smarter than other people: He’s very smart, but he’s so arrogant no one wants to work with him. dealing with danger, pain, or difficult situations confidently without becoming afraid or upset► bravedealing with danger, pain, or difficult situations confidently without becoming afraid or upset: She has put up a brave fight against cancer. The statue was erected in memory of the brave soldiers who died in the war. ► courageous very brave, especially when fighting for something you believe in: We need a courageous leader who will stand up for what is right. ► bold confident and willing to take risks: Rebecca was a bold woman, willing to say what she thought. ► fearless not afraid of anything or anyone: She is a fearless campaigner for human rights. ► adventurous used about someone who enjoys going to new places and doing new, possibly dangerous, things: The hike to Machu Picchu will appeal to the adventurous traveler. ► daring willing to do dangerous things, or showing this quality: The soldiers made a daring rescue of the hostages. ► heroic extremely brave or determined, and admired by many people: The country will always be grateful to these heroic men and women. ► valiant formal done in a very brave way, especially in a difficult situation: The firefighters made a valiant effort to rescue the people in the burning building. ► intrepid formal willing to do dangerous things or go to dangerous places: Lewis and Clark were the intrepid explorers who first crossed the country to the Pacific coast. 1ACTION/PERSON a)confident and not afraid of taking risks or making difficult decisions: The speech began with a bold statement about racism. a bold leader The governor felt he had to make a bold move to provoke progress. We must take bold steps to protect the environment.► see thesaurus at confident, brave1 b)old-fashioned too confident or determined in a way that shocks people or is not considered polite: a bold child She just walked down the street in that skimpy outfit, as bold as you please. He just asked me straight out, as bold as brass.2COLORS/SHAPES/LINES very clear and strong or bright, and therefore easy to notice: wallpaper with bold stripes The graphics are bold and colorful.3in bold (type/print/letters) printed in letters that are darker and thicker than ordinary printed letters: It said “Warning” on the top in bold letters.4if I may be so bold spoken formal old-fashioned used when asking someone a question, to show that you are slightly annoyed with him or her: And what, if I may be so bold, is the meaning of this note?5be/make so bold as to do something old-fashioned to do something that other people feel is rude or not acceptable[Origin: Old English beald]—boldly adverb—boldness noun [uncountable] |