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bold

bold [ bōld ]


adjective  (comparative bold·er, superlative bold·est)
Definition:
 
1. fearless and adventurous: willing and eager to face danger or adventure with a sense of confidence and fearlessness

2. requiring or showing daring: requiring or showing fearlessness, daring, and often originality

3. impudent or presumptuous: lacking in modesty or impolitely assertive

4. clear and conspicuous: standing out and therefore easily noticed
bold colors

5. steep: rising abruptly and steeply from the surroundings
a bold cliff

6. printing darker than standard: having darker thicker lines than standard type, fonts, or lettering



noun 
Definition:
 
printing type darker than standard: type, fonts, or lettering with darker thicker lines than is standard



transitive verb  (past and past participle bold·ed, present participle bold·ing, 3rd person present singular bolds)
Definition:
 
printing put something in bold type: to set, print, or display text in bold type

[ Old English bald< Indo-European]

bold·ly adverb
bold·ness noun
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