bold

CEFRB1

/ˈbəʊld/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Confident and willing to take risks.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.

Examples

  • It was a bold move on their part to open a business in France.

  • May I make so bold as to request your assistance?

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈbɒʊɫd]
  • [boɫd]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Visually striking; conspicuous.

  2. Courageous, daring.

  3. Presumptuous, forward or impudent.

More examples

In context

  • The bold man glanced at the gangster with hatred and contempt.

  • Bold deeds win admiration and, sometimes, medals.

  • Many bold fonts are available on this computer.

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Origin

adjective

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 German bald (“soon”)), Swedish båld (“bold, dauntless”). Perhaps related to Albanian ballë (“forehead”) and Old Prussian balo (“forehead”). Compare typologically Italian affrontare (“to face, to deal with”), sfrontato (“bold, daring, insolent”), both from Latin frons (“forehead”).