boldface

[ bohld-feys ]

/ ˈboʊldˌfeɪs /

Printing.

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noun

type or print that has thick, heavy lines, used for emphasis, headings, etc.This is a sample of boldface

adjective

typeset or printed in boldface.

verb (used with object), bold·faced, bold·fac·ing.

to mark (copy) to be set in boldface.

RELATED WORDS

font, case, roman, italic, agate, pica

Nearby words

bold, bold as brass, bold face, bold-faced, bolden, boldface, boldhearted, boldo, boldrewood, bole, bolection

Compare lightface.

Origin of boldface

First recorded in 1685–95; bold + face

Can be confused

barefaced boldface bold-faced

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for boldface

Note: Unusual words that are playable in Scrabble appear in this article in boldface.
Well, La Ti Da: Stephin Merritt’s Winning Little Words of Scrabble|David Bukszpan|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The boldface names at the event were all Democrats: Barack Obama and former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter spoke.
No Republicans at March on Washington Anniversary|Ben Jacobs|August 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Let me put this in boldface: Heritage's cost estimates are driven not primarily by welfare, but by healthcare.
You Can't Wish Away the Facts About Immigration Amnesty|David Frum|May 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The boldface fashion houses have not had an easy time during Paris fashion shows.
Paris’s Fashion Finale|Robin Givhan|October 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST

One morning it was printed on the first pages of all newspapers in boldface type.
Germany, The Next Republic?|Carl W. Ackerman
In the body of the Dictionary, italics and boldface are as in the original.
A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary|John R. Clark Hall
Abbreviated titles of the most frequently cited works are given here in boldface.
Alida|Amelia Stratton Comfield
Some in-line paragraph headings are in boldface and some are in italics; this emphasis has been retained.
Evolution|Joseph Le Conte
Single underlinings have been rendered in italics, double underlinings in boldface.
Clarissa: Preface, Hints of Prefaces, and Postscript|Samuel Richardson