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Bold

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Noun

1. bold, bold face, boldface

a typeface with thick heavy lines

Adjective

2. bold

fearless and daring

Example Sentences:
'bold settlers on some foreign shore'
'a bold speech'
'a bold adventure'

3. bold

clear and distinct

Example Sentences:
'bold handwriting'
'a figure carved in bold relief'
'a bold design'

4. bluff, bold, sheer

very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front

Example Sentences:
'a bluff headland'
'where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise'
'a sheer descent of rock'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bold

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adjective
1. 
courageous, confident, and fearless; ready to take risks
2. 
showing or requiring courage
a bold plan
3. 
immodest or impudent
she gave him a bold look
4. 
standing out distinctly; conspicuous
a figure carved in bold relief
5. 
very steep
the bold face of the cliff
6. 
imaginative in thought or expression
the novel's bold plot
7. printing
set in bold face
noun
8. printing short for bold face
verb
9. 
to render (text) in bold face

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Bold

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adjective
1. 
showing a readiness to take risks or face danger; daring; fearless
2. 
too free in behavior or manner; taking liberties; impudent; shameless
3. 
steep or abrupt, as a cliff
4. 
prominent and clear; striking and sharp
to write a bold hand
5. 
bright and vivid; rich
bold colors
6. 
printed in boldface
7. 
forceful in expression
8.  Obsolete
confident

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Bold

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adj. bold·er, bold·est
1.
a. Fearless and daring; courageous: a bold leader.
b. Requiring or exhibiting courage or daring: a bold voyage to unknown lands. See Synonyms at brave.
2. Unduly forward and brazen; impudent: a bold, sassy child.
3. Strikingly different or unconventional; arresting or provocative: "[He] laid out a bold, new vision for America's leading universities" (Jerome Karabel).
4.
a. Clear and distinct to the eye; conspicuous: bold colors; a bold pattern.
b. Strong or pronounced; prominent: the bold flavor of ginger.
5. Steep or abrupt in grade or terrain: "The two walk along the high, bold, rocky shore" (Harriet Beecher Stowe).
6. Printing Boldface.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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