bold in English dictionary

  • bold

    Meanings and definitions of "bold"

    • Courageous, daring.
    • (of a typeface) having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface
    • presumptuous.
    • To make a selected portion of text have a typeface with thicker and heavier strokes.
    • adjective
      Courageous, daring.
    • adjective
      (typography, of typefaces)
      Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.
    • adjective
      Presumptuous.
    • adjective
      Full-bodied.
    • adjective
      (Philippine English)
      naked, pornographic
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A dwelling; habitation; building.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To make (a font or some text) bold.
    • verb
      (transitive, obsolete)
      To make bold or daring.
    • verb
      (intransitive, obsolete)
      To become bold.
    • courageous, daring
    • having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface
    • presumptuous
    • Pertaining to characters that are formatted to appear darker and heavier than the surrounding text.
    • Text attribute specifing that the letters must be darker than the surrounding text.
    • adjective
      clear and distinct; "bold handwriting"; "a figure carved in bold relief"; "a bold design"
    • adjective
      fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure"
    • adjective
      very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; "a bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock"
    • noun
      a typeface with thick heavy lines

    Synonyms of "bold" in English dictionary

    bluff, daredevil, intrepid are the top synonyms of "bold" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "bold" in English dictionary

    timid, plain, regular are the top antonyms of "bold" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of bold

    • bold ( third-person singular simple present bolds, present participle bolding, simple past and past participle bolded)
    • bold ( comparative bolder, superlative boldest)
    • bold (plural bolds)
    • bold (third-person singular simple present bolds, present participle bolding, simple past and past participle bolded)
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