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bold

Pronunciation: /ˈbəʊld/

The English word “bold” has 12 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Courageous, daring.
  2. Visually striking; conspicuous.
  3. Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.
  4. Presumptuous, forward or impudent.
  5. Naughty; insolent; badly-behaved.
  6. Full-bodied.
  7. Pornographic; depicting nudity.
  8. Steep or abrupt.

verb

  1. To make (a font or some text) bold.
  2. To make bold or daring.
  3. To become bold or brave.

noun

  1. A dwelling; habitation; building.

Etymology

From Middle English bold, bolde, bald, beald, from Old English bald, beald (“bold, brave, confident, strong, of good courage, presumptuous, impudent”), from Proto-West Germanic *balþ, from Proto-Germanic *balþaz (“strong, bold”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-, *bʰlē- (“to bloat, swell, bubble”). Cognate with Dutch boud (“bold, courageous, fearless”), Middle High German balt (“bold”) (whence…

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