bold

adjective
/ˈbəʊld/

Courageous, daring.

Example

“Bold deeds win admiration and, sometimes, medals.”

Other meanings

Visually striking; conspicuous.
“the painter's bold use of colour and outline”
Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.
“Many bold fonts are available on this computer.”

Example sentences

“The most important words are in bold.”
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“The stars light the way for the bold.”
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Word history

From Old English "bald".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “bold” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.