bold Definition

bold
adj bolder, boldest

1. Daring or brave; confident and courageous.

Thesaurus: brave, fearless, courageous, intrepid, valiant, heroic, gallant, valorous; Antonym: timid.
2. Bold people as a group (see the 4b).

Form: the bold
3. Not showing respect; impudent.

Thesaurus: impertinent, rude, brazen, audacious, presumptuous, cheeky, shameless, saucy, insolent, impudent, forward; Antonym: diffident.
4. Striking and clearly marked; noticeable.

Thesaurus: prominent, strong, clear, plain, definite, vivid, bright, pronounced, striking; Antonym: bland.
5. printing.
Printed in boldface.

Derivative: boldly
adverb

Derivative: boldness
noun

Idiom: be so bold as to do something

To take the liberty of doing it; to dare to do it.

Idiom: bold as brass

Completely shameless; extremely cheeky or forward.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon beald.