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bold
I. \ˈbōld\ adjective
(usually -er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bald, beald; akin to Old High German bald bold, Old Norse ballr frightful, Gothic balth aba boldly, and probably to Old English blāwan to blow — more at blow
1.
a. : fearless in meeting danger or difficulty : aggressively daring : not shrinking from risk : intrepid, venturesome
< bold settlers on some foreign shore — William Wordsworth >
b. : showing or reflecting a courageous daring spirit and contempt of danger
< a bold speech >
< a bold plan >
2. : presumptuously confident and self-reliant : taking undue liberties : lacking modesty and restraint : forward, rude, impudent
< bold triflers with the unknown >
< a bold little urchin >
3. obsolete : wholly assured : confident
4.
a. : of great strength or intensity : fierce
< the howling of bold winds >
< bold flames leaping to the sky >
b. : full-flavored : heady
< bold brandy >
: piquant, pungent, or nippy
< bold aromatic peppers >
c. : fully developed : mature, ripe
< bold fields of grain >
d. : well filled out : plump
< a laughing girl with a bold lithe figure >
5. : rising, sloping, or dropping abruptly : sheer, steep
< where some of the boldest chalk cliffs of England rise from the waters of the Atlantic — Richard Joseph >
6. : marked by departure from convention or tradition : free, daring
< a bold thinker >
< a bold art design >
< this bold modern trend toward loose behavior in love — Ellen Glasgow >
7. : standing out prominently : markedly conspicuouseye-catching, arresting : fully delineated
< bold letters scrawled across the wall >
< bold newspaper headlines >
< a figure carved in bold relief >
8. : being or composed of large pieces (as of fossil resin in commerce)
9. : bold-faced 3
Synonyms: see brave
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English bolden, from Old English bealdian, from beald bold
intransitive verb
obsolete : to be or become bold
transitive verb
obsolete : embolden
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: by shortening
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