Boldness Meaning
/ˈboʊldnəs/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe state of being bold; courage.
nounpresumptuousness
Sentence Examples
He had the boldness to ignore my advice.
He had the boldness to ignore the teacher's advice.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Her ____ in speaking truth to power earned her respect from her colleagues.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Everyone admired her ____ in speaking out against the new rules today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English boldnesse, equivalent to bold + -ness. Cognate with Scots baldness, bauldness (“boldness”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Then he warmed to it, and smoothly set out all his shifts, malices, and treacheries, his extreme boldnesses (he was desperate bold); his retreats, shufflings, and counterfeitings (he was also inconceivably a coward) […]"
— 1906, Rudyard Kipling, Puck of Pook's Hill:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Her ____ in speaking truth to power earned her respect from her colleagues.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Everyone admired her ____ in speaking out against the new rules today.