boldness
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bold
(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.
bold′ly adv.
bold′ness n.
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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" fearlessness - the trait of feeling no fear adventurousness, venturesomeness - the trait of being adventurous daredevilry, daredeviltry - boldness as manifested in rash and daredevil behavior brazenness, shamelessness - behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame timidity, 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" aggressiveness - the quality of being bold and enterprising audaciousness, audacity - aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; "he had the audacity to question my decision" | |
3. | boldness - the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly conspicuousness - high visibility |
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boldness
noun1. Willingness to take risks:
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.
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bold
(bəuld) adjective3. (of type) thick and clear, like this. en negrita
ˈboldly adverbaudazmente, con valentía
ˈboldness nounbold as brass very cheeky. She walked in late as bold as brass. tan fresco
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