| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  b ld |
| ADJECTIVE: | Inflected forms: bold·er, bold·est
1. Fearless and daring; courageous. 2. Requiring or exhibiting courage and bravery. See synonyms at brave. 3. Unduly forward and brazen; impudent: a bold, sassy child. 4. Clear and distinct to the eye; conspicuous: a bold handwriting. 5. Steep or abrupt in grade or terrain: bold cliffs. 6. Printing Boldface. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old English bald. See bhel-2 in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | bold ly —ADVERB
boldness —NOUN
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