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| 1. | [ adjective ] fearless and daring | |
| Examples: | "bold settlers on some foreign shore" "a bold speech" "a bold adventure" |
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| Related terms: | timid heroic foolhardy audacious emboldened overvaliant nervy overreaching brash brave unafraid adventurous forward boldness | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] clear and distinct | |
| Examples: | "bold handwriting" "a figure carved in bold relief" "a bold design" |
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| Related terms: | conspicuous | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] willing to try new things and take risks | |
| Synonyms: | venturesome | |
| Examples: | "there is a new venturesome spirit among young people today" |
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| Related terms: | enterprising | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (printing) a typeface with thick heavy lines | |
| Synonyms: | bold_face boldface | |
| Related terms: | font boldface | |
| 5. | [ 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" |
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| Related terms: | steep | |
| 6. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 16623 | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] marked by excessive confidence | |
| Synonyms: | overconfident positive cocksure | |
| 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" |
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| Related terms: | confident | |
| Similar spelling: |
Boldt Boldue boiled bolide bolt |
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