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bold
[ bohld ]
adjective
- not hesitating or fearful in the face of actual or possible danger or rebuff; courageous and daring:
a bold hero.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
He apologized for being so bold as to speak to the emperor.
Antonyms:
- necessitating courage and daring; challenging:
a bold adventure.
- beyond the usual limits of conventional thought or action; imaginative:
Einstein was a bold mathematician.
a difficult problem needing a bold answer.
a bold pattern.
a bold promontory.
- Nautical. deep enough to be navigable close to the shore:
bold waters.
- Printing. typeset in boldface.
- Obsolete. trusting; assured.
bold
/ əʊ /
adjective
- courageous, confident, and fearless; ready to take risks
- showing or requiring courage
a bold plan
- immodest or impudent
she gave him a bold look
- standing out distinctly; conspicuous
a figure carved in bold relief
- very steep
the bold face of the cliff
- imaginative in thought or expression
the novel's bold plot
- printing set in bold face
noun
- printing short for bold face
Derived Forms
- ˈDZԱ, noun
- ˈDZ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- DZ· adverb
- DZ·Ա noun
- ··DZ adjective
- ··DZ adjective
- ܲ·DZ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of bold1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of bold1
Idioms and Phrases
- be / make (so) bold, to presume or venture; dare:
I made bold to offer my suggestion.
More idioms and phrases containing bold
In addition to the idiom beginning with bold , also see big and bold ; make bold .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The studio will release 15 “big, bold, global” films annually in theaters by 2027, Mike Hopkins, head of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios, said Wednesday onstage.
“We are really excited, and very grateful for President Trump’s leadership in being able to be bold.”
A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said government was committed to turning the tide on obesity, taking bold action to crack down on child-targeted junk food advertising on TV and online.
“We were so lucky last year to be able to debut the festival with such a bold program,” said Winshall.
That’s because while President Trump had us rapt with his bold promises, he instructed congressional Republicans to mortgage future generations to pay for trillions of dollars in tax cuts for America’s wealthiest families.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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