bold | Lernwerd

Forms

Adjective
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative: bolder
Superlative: boldest

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1): bold
past (v2): bolded
past participle (v3): bolded
present participle: bolding
3rd person singular: bolds

Definitions

Adjective
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1.Courageous, daring.
- Bold deeds win admiration and, sometimes, medals.
- It would be extraordinarily bold of me to give it a try after seeing what has happened to you.
2.Visually striking; conspicuous.
3.Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.
- Many bold fonts are available on this computer.
- In HTML, wrapping text in <b> and </b> tags produces bold text.
4.Presumptuous, forward or impudent.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1.To make (a font or some text) bold.(informal)
- Please bold all these subheads.

Frequency

Overall

Rare· #4042

By learning goal

Everyday conversation: Rare
General reading & writing: Rare
Academic: Rare
Literature: Rare

Related words

Synonyms

sheer

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”).

AdjectiveAdjective×A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

AdjectiveAdjective×A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

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Synonyms

Adjective
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Adjective
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.