bold
/bəʊld//boʊld/
noun
- 1
A dwelling; habitation; building.
adjective
- 1
Courageous, daring.
“Bold deeds win admiration and, sometimes, medals.”
- 2
Visually striking; conspicuous.
“the painter's bold use of colour and outline”
- 3
(of typefaces) Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.
“The last word of this sentence is bold.”
- 4
Presumptuous, forward or impudent.
- 5
Naughty; insolent; badly-behaved.
“All of her children are terribly bold and never do as they are told.”
- 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.
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