Complete Definition of "bold"

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English

Etymology
OE. bald

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-bold.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��ld|-��ld

Homophones
bald (in some US dialects), bowled

Adjective
wikipedia|bold|bold (typography)
en-adj|er

  1. courageous|Courageous, daring.

#* 2005, w:Plato|Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. w:Stephanus pagination|239c.
#*: It would be extraordinarily bold of me to give it a try after seeing what has happened to you.

  1. context|of a typeface having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface

#: The last word of this sentence is bold.

  1. presumptuous.

#* 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 9.
#*: even the boldest and most affirmative philosophy, that has ever attempted to impose its crude dictates and principles on mankind.

Synonyms
(1): brave, courageous, daring

Related terms
embolden

Translations
trans-top|Courageous, daring
Bosnian: t-|bs|odvažan, t-|bs|hrabar
Croatian: t-|hr|odvažan, t-|hr|hrabar
Czech: odvážný m, sm�lý m, troufalý m
Dutch: moedig
Finnish: arastelematon, arkailematon, karski, rohkea, röyhkeä, selväpiirteinen, suorasukainen, urhoollinen, uskalias, voimakas
French: t+|fr|courageux, t+|fr|hardi, t+|fr|audacieux, t+|fr|effronté
German: mutig, wagemutig
Greek: t+|el|�ολμη���|scGrek, t+|el|θα��αλέο�|scGrek
Hebrew: ���ץ (amitz) m, ���צ� (amitza) f
Hungarian: t+|hu|bátor
trans-mid
Italian: t-|it|sfrontato, t-|it|ardito, t+|it|audace
Norwegian: t+|no|modig
Polish: odważny, �mia�y
Portuguese: t+|pt|corajoso, t+|pt|bravo, t+|pt|audacioso
Russian: t+|ru|�мел�й|scCyrl, t+|ru|��аб��й|scCyrl
Serbian:

Slovak: smelý, odvážny, trúfalý
Spanish: audaz, intrépido, atrevido
Swedish: t+|sv|modig
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trans-top|having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface
Czech: :cs:polotu�ný|polotu�ný, :cs:tu�ný|tu�ný, :cs:zvýrazn�ný|zvýrazn�ný
Dutch: vet, vetgedrukt, vetjes (Flemish?)
Finnish: lihavoitu
French: t+|fr|gras
German: t+|de|fett
Hebrew: ���ש (dagush) m, ���� (bolet') m
Hungarian: t+|hu|kövér
trans-mid
Italian: t-|it|grassetto
Polish: t�usty, pogrubiony
Portuguese: t-|pt|negrito
Russian: t+|ru|жи�н�й|sc=Cyrl
Spanish: t+|es|negrita
Swedish: t+|sv|fet
trans-bottom

trans-top|presumptuous
Portuguese: t-|pt|presunçoso|m
trans-mid
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ttbc|Ido: kuraj-oza, grasa
ttbc|Indonesian: :id:berani|berani
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ttbc|Latin: audax
ttbc|Lithuanian: pusjuodis

Verb
en-verb

  1. To make a selected portion of text have a typeface with thicker and heavier strokes.

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