bold
Courageous, daring.
Adjective 4 meanings
Courageous, daring.
“Bold deeds win admiration and, sometimes, medals.”
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.”
Presumptuous, forward or impudent.
Verb 1 meaning
To make (a font or some text) bold.
“Please bold all these subheads.”
Etymology
From Middle English bold, bolde, bald, beald, from Old English bald, beald (“bold, brave, confident, strong, of good courage, presumptuous, impudent”), from Proto-West Germanic *balþ, from Proto-Germanic *balþaz (“strong, bold”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-, *bʰlē- (“to bloat, swell, bubble”).
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BOLD at a glance
BOLD has 4 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (B 3 + O 1 + L 1 + D 2) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,494 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with bold
All rhymes- TOLD5
- HOLD8
- GOLD6
- COLD7
- SOLD5
- HOUSEHOLD16
- FOLD8
- THRESHOLD16
- MOLD7
- BEHOLD12
- UPHOLD12
- UNFOLD10
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