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 | ||