bold

About 9.90 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Courageous; daring.

   Bold deeds win admiration and, sometimes, medals.

2. adjective Visually striking; conspicuous.

   the painter's bold use of colour and outline

3. adjective Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.

   Many bold fonts are available on this computer.

4. adjective Presumptuous, forward, or impudent.
5. adjective Naughty; insolent; badly-behaved.

   All of her children are terribly bold and never do as they are told.

6. adjective Full-bodied.
7. adjective Pornographic; depicting nudity.

   The government warned bus operators against continuing to show bold content on buses.

8. adjective Steep or abrupt.

Similar words

vaulting heroic heroical steep overreaching enterprising bluff daredevil positive conspicuous

Often followed by

and to enough as in type relief step face

Word family

bolder boldest boldly boldness boldnesses bolds