bold
[ bohld ]
/ boʊld /
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adjective, bold·er, bold·est.
SYNONYMS FOR bold
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Idioms for bold
be / make (so) bold, to presume or venture; dare: I made bold to offer my suggestion.
Origin of bold
before 1000; Middle English bald, bold,Old English b(e)ald; cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German bald,Dutch boud bold, Old Norse ballr dire <Germanic *bál-tha-z; akin to Welsh balch proud, Irish balc strong <*bal-ko-
synonym study for bold
2. Bold, brazen, forward, presumptuous may refer to manners in a derogatory way. Bold suggests impudence, shamelessness, and immodesty: a bold stare. Brazen suggests the same, together with a defiant manner: a brazen liar. Forward implies making oneself unduly prominent or bringing oneself to notice with too much assurance. Presumptuous implies overconfidence, effrontery, taking too much for granted.
OTHER WORDS FROM bold
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bold
bolder , boulderWords nearby bold
bola, Boland, Bolan Pass, bolar, bolas, bold, bold as brass, Bolden, boldface, bold-faced, boldhearted
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British Dictionary definitions for bold
Derived forms of bold
boldly, adverbboldness, nounWord Origin for bold
Old English beald; related to Old Norse ballr dangerous, terrible, baldinn defiant, Old High German bald bold
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