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   bold

   /bəʊld/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person, action, or idea) showing a willingness to take risks; confident and courageous: "a bold attempt to solve the crisis" Similar daringintrepidcourageousbravevaliantfearlessunafraidundaunteddauntlessvalorousaudaciousadventurousdashingheroicgallantswashbucklingadventuresomedaredevilventuresomepluckyunflinchingspiritedconfidentpositivedecisiveassuredenterprisingrashrecklessbrashfoolhardyinformal:gutsyspunkyballsygamefeistyliterary:temerariousOpposite timidunadventurous
   • ▪ (of a person or their manner) so confident as to be impudent or presumptuous: dated "she tossed him a bold look" Similar brazenshamelessforwardbrashimpudentaudaciouscheekysaucycockypertimpertinentinsolentpresumptuousimmodestunabashedunreservedbarefacedunshrinkingdefiantbrass-neckedbold as brassinformal:brassysassyOpposite retiring
   • ▪ (especially of a child) naughty; badly behaved: Irish "I slapped him when he was bold"
   • ▪ erotic, risqué, or sexually provocative: Philippines "there is a market for bold movies and bold stars"
   • 2. (of a colour, design, or shape) having a strong, vivid, or clear appearance: "a coat with bold polka dots" Similar strikingvividbrightstrongeye-catchingconspicuousdistinctpronouncedprominentobviousoutstandingwell markedshowyflashygaudyluridgarishOpposite pale
   • ▪ of a kind of typeface having dark, heavy strokes, used especially for emphasis: "cross references are printed in bold type" Similar heavythickclearconspicuousdistinctpronouncedoutstandingOpposite lightroman

   noun

   • 1. a bold typeface or letter: "Shadow cabinet members listed in bold"

   Word Origin Old Englishbald, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boud and to German bald ‘soon’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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