English adjective: bold | |||
| 1. | bold fearless and daring | ||
| Samples | Bold settlers on some foreign shore. A bold speech. A bold adventure. | ||
| Similar | audacious, brave, daredevil, dauntless, emboldened, fearless, foolhardy, hardy, heady, heroic, heroical, intrepid, nervy, overreaching, overvaliant, rash, reckless, temerarious, unfearing, vaulting | ||
| See also | adventuresome, adventurous, brave, courageous, fearless, forward, unafraid | ||
| Attribute | boldness, daring, hardihood, hardiness | ||
| Antonyms | timid | ||
| 2. | bold clear and distinct | ||
| Samples | Bold handwriting. A figure carved in bold relief. A bold design. | ||
| Similar | conspicuous | ||
| Antonyms | inconspicuous, invisible | ||
| 3. | bold very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front | ||
| Samples | A bluff headland. Where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise. A sheer descent of rock. | ||
| Synonyms | bluff, sheer | ||
| Similar | steep | ||
| Antonyms | gradual | ||
English noun: bold | |||
| 1. | bold (communication) a typeface with thick heavy lines | ||
| Synonyms | bold face, boldface | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | case, face, font, fount, typeface | ||