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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a typeface with thick heavy lines;
[syn: boldface, bold face, bold]


ADJECTIVE (3)

1. fearless and daring;
- Example: "bold settlers on some foreign shore"
- Example: "a bold speech"
- Example: "a bold adventure"

2. clear and distinct;
- Example: "bold handwriting"
- Example: "a figure carved in bold relief"
- Example: "a bold design"

3. very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front;
- Example: "a bluff headland"
- Example: "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"
- Example: "a sheer descent of rock"
[syn: bluff, bold, sheer]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bold \Bold\ (b[=o]ld), a. [OE. bald, bold, AS. bald, beald; akin
   to Icel. ballr, OHG. bald, MHG. balt, D. boud, Goth.
   bal[thorn]ei boldness, It. baldo. In Ger. there remains only
   bald, adv. soon. Cf. Bawd, n.]
   1. Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous
      or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous.
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            Throngs of knights and barons bold.   --Milton.
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   2. Exhibiting or requiring spirit and contempt of danger;
      planned with courage; daring; vigorous. "The bold design
      leased highly." --Milton.
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   3. In a bad sense, too forward; taking undue liberties; over
      assuming or confident; lacking proper modesty or
      restraint; rude; impudent.
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            Thou art too wild, too rude and bold of voice.
                                                  --Shak.
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   4. Somewhat overstepping usual bounds, or conventional rules,
      as in art, literature, etc.; taking liberties in
      composition or expression; as, the figures of an author
      are bold. "Bold tales." --Waller.
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            The cathedral church is a very bold work. --Addison.
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   5. Standing prominently out to view; markedly conspicuous;
      striking the eye; in high relief.
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            Shadows in painting . . . make the figure bolder.
                                                  --Dryden.
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   6. Steep; abrupt; prominent.
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            Where the bold cape its warning forehead rears.
                                                  --Trumbull.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bold \Bold\, v. t.
   To make bold or daring. [Obs.] --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bold \Bold\, v. i.
   To be or become bold. [Obs.]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bold
    adj 1: fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign
           shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure" [ant:
           timid]
    2: clear and distinct; "bold handwriting"; "a figure carved in
       bold relief"; "a bold design"
    3: very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; "a
       bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of England
       rise"; "a sheer descent of rock" [syn: bluff, bold,
       sheer]
    n 1: a typeface with thick heavy lines [syn: boldface, bold
         face, bold]