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Overview of adj bold The adj bold has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (8) bold -- (fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure") 2. (3) bold -- (clear and distinct; "bold handwriting"; "a figure carved in bold relief"; "a bold design") 3. bluff, bold, sheer -- (very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; "a bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock") Antonyms of adj bold 3 senses of bold Sense 1 bold (vs. timid) timid (vs. bold) => bashful => coy => fearful, timorous, trepid => intimidated => mousy, mousey => shy Sense 2 bold INDIRECT (VIA conspicuous) -> inconspicuous, invisible Sense 3 bluff, bold, sheer INDIRECT (VIA steep) -> gradual Similarity of adj bold 3 senses of bold Sense 1 bold (vs. timid) => audacious, brave, dauntless, fearless, intrepid, unfearing => brash, daredevil, temerarious => emboldened => foolhardy, rash, reckless => heroic, heroical => nervy => overreaching, vaulting => overvaliant => venturesome Also See-> adventurous#1, adventuresome#1; brave#1, courageous#1, fearless#2; forward#5; unafraid#1, fearless#1 Sense 2 bold => conspicuous (vs. inconspicuous), obvious Sense 3 bluff, bold, sheer => steep (vs. gradual) Attributes of adj bold 1 of 3 senses of bold Sense 1 bold (vs. timid) => boldness, daring, hardihood Familiarity of adj bold bold used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj bold bold bold-faced overbold Overview of adj bold The adj bold has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (8) bold -- (fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure") 2. (3) bold -- (clear and distinct; "bold handwriting"; "a figure carved in bold relief"; "a bold design") 3. bluff, bold, sheer -- (very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; "a bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock")
boldest definition