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boldness
bold B0373100 (bōld)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.
[Middle English, from Old English bald; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]
bold′ly adv.bold′ness n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | boldness - the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness"; "the plan required great hardiness of heart"hardihood, hardiness, daringfearlessness - the trait of feeling no fearadventurousness, venturesomeness - the trait of being adventurousdaredevilry, daredeviltry - boldness as manifested in rash and daredevil behavioraudaciousness, audacity, temerity - fearless daringbrazenness, shamelessness - behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shametimidity, timorousness - fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities | | 2. | boldness - impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"nerve, brass, cheek, faceaggressiveness - the quality of being bold and enterprisingaudaciousness, audacity - aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; "he had the audacity to question my decision" | | 3. | boldness - the quality of standing out strongly and distinctlystrikingnessconspicuousness - high visibility |
boldnessnoun1. Willingness to take risks:adventuresomeness, adventurousness, audaciousness, audacity, daredevilry, daredeviltry, daring, daringness, venturesomeness, venturousness.2. The state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self-confident:assumption, audaciousness, audacity, brashness, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah, discourtesy, disrespect, effrontery, face, familiarity, forwardness, gall, impertinence, impudence, impudency, incivility, insolence, nerve, nerviness, overconfidence, pertness, presumptuousness, pushiness, rudeness, sassiness, sauciness.Informal: brass, crust, sauce, uppishness, uppityness.Translationsbold (bəuld) adjective1. daring or fearless. a bold plan of attack. 大膽的 大胆的2. striking and well-marked. a dress with bold stripes. 醒目的 醒目的3. (of type) thick and clear, like this. 粗體字型的 黑体的，粗体的 ˈboldly adverb 大膽地 大胆地ˈboldness noun 大膽 大胆bold as brass very cheeky. She walked in late as bold as brass. 放肆無禮的，冒失莽撞的 极其无耻IdiomsSeeboldMedicalSeeBOLDboldness
Synonyms for boldnessnoun willingness to take risksSynonyms- adventuresomeness
- adventurousness
- audaciousness
- audacity
- daredevilry
- daredeviltry
- daring
- daringness
- venturesomeness
- venturousness
noun the state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self-confidentSynonyms- assumption
- audaciousness
- audacity
- brashness
- brazenness
- cheek
- cheekiness
- chutzpah
- discourtesy
- disrespect
- effrontery
- face
- familiarity
- forwardness
- gall
- impertinence
- impudence
- impudency
- incivility
- insolence
- nerve
- nerviness
- overconfidence
- pertness
- presumptuousness
- pushiness
- rudeness
- sassiness
- sauciness
- brass
- crust
- sauce
- uppishness
- uppityness
Synonyms for boldnessnoun the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or dangerSynonymsRelated Words- fearlessness
- adventurousness
- venturesomeness
- daredevilry
- daredeviltry
- audaciousness
- audacity
- temerity
- brazenness
- shamelessness
Antonymsnoun impudent aggressivenessSynonymsRelated Words- aggressiveness
- audaciousness
- audacity
noun the quality of standing out strongly and distinctlySynonymsRelated Words |