boldness

CEFRC1

/ˈboʊldnəs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Confidence to act without fear.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    presumptuousness

Examples

  • He had the boldness to ignore my advice.

  • He had the boldness to ignore the teacher's advice.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈbəʊldnəs/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The relative weight of a font; the thickness of its strokes.

  2. The state of being bold; courage.

More examples

In context

  • 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) […]

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English boldnesse, equivalent to bold + -ness. Cognate with Scots baldness, bauldness (“boldness”).