bold has definitions from the field of printing
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[ adjective ] fearless and daring

Examples

"bold settlers on some foreign shore" "a bold speech" "a bold adventure"

Used in print

(Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)

With a bold arm , he dared once_more to obstruct them .

(Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)

But of_course behind his boldness he did n't feel bold at_all .

(Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)

No , she would not pretend modesty , but neither must she be crudely bold .

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[ adjective ] clear and distinct

Examples

"bold handwriting" "a figure carved in bold relief" "a bold design"

Used in print

(The Christian Science Monitor,...)

The penalty for this is noticeable in the big , bold , brilliant , but brassy piano sounds in Melody_and_Percussion_for_Two_Pianos ( SP 44007 ) .

(Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)

Once , Andrus walked by it , hastily scanned the bold black headline and the five column lead of the article ( by Duane_Bosch , staff correspondent - age not given ) , and muttered : `` We a buncha national celebrities '' .

Related terms

conspicuous

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[ adjective ] willing to try new things and take risks

Synonyms

venturesome

Examples

"there is a new venturesome spirit among young people today"

Used in print

(Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)

In a bold , sometimes careless , form there is nothing academic ; all is seen and felt and experienced , the observation is sharp and the imagination lively .

Related terms

enterprising

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[ noun ] (printing) a typeface with thick heavy lines

Synonyms

bold_face boldface

Related terms

font boldface

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[ adjective ] very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front

Synonyms

sheer bluff

Examples

"a bluff headland" "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise" "a sheer descent of rock"

Related terms

steep

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 16623
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[ adjective ] marked by excessive confidence

Examples

"an arrogant and cocksure materialist" "so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen" "the less he knows the more positive he gets"

Related terms

confident

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