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adjective

Bold adj.

Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous. "Throngs of knights and barons bold."

Exhibiting or requiring spirit and contempt of danger; planned with courage; daring; vigorous. "The bold design leased highly."

In a bad sense, too forward; taking undue liberties; over assuming or confident; lacking proper modesty or restraint; rude; impudent. "Thou art too wild, too rude and bold of voice."

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." "The cathedral church is a very bold work."

Standing prominently out to view; markedly conspicuous; striking the eye; in high relief. "Shadows in painting... make the figure bolder."

Steep; abrupt; prominent. "Where the bold cape its warning forehead rears."

verb

Bold v. t. To make bold or daring. (Obs.)

Bold v. i. To be or become bold. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Bold'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Bold" Quotes from Famous Books

... disliked. "More culture is what our town needs—several of us have been thinking so. It is really time, I think, to start a little Shakespeare reading amongst ourselves—strictly amongst ourselves, of course. The trouble with Shakespeare is that he is so often a little—a little bold, for mixed reading—and that restricts us. Nevertheless, we hope...I do trust that you will ...

— The Cathedral • Hugh Walpole

... good work in his own century, in order that another man, as yet unborn, may not have the opportunity of bringing it happily to perfection in the next. He may seem to the world to be nothing else than a bold champion for the truth and a martyr to free opinion, when he is just one of those persons whom the competent authority ought to silence; and, though the case may not fall within that subject-matter ...

— Apologia Pro Vita Sua • John Henry Cardinal Newman

... I often longed to see him, but could not get an opportunity. At last one day, when he was Deputy Magistrate of Hawrah, I made bold to call on him. We met, and I tried my best to make conversation. But I somehow felt greatly abashed while returning home, as if I had acted like a raw and bumptious youth in thus thrusting myself upon ...

— My Reminiscences • Rabindranath Tagore

... And by day have I waxed bold in mighty prayer before him; yea, my voice have I sent up on high; and angels came down ...

— The Book Of Mormon - An Account Written By The Hand Of Mormon Upon Plates Taken - From The Plates Of Nephi • Anonymous

... (courage) 861; bid defiance to; set at defiance, set at naught; hurl defiance at; dance the war dance, beat the war drums; snap the fingers at, laugh to scorn; disobey &c. 742. show fight, show one's teeth, show a bold front; bluster, look big, stand akimbo, beat one's chest; double the fist, shake the fist; threaten &c. 909. challenge, call out; throw down the gauntlet, fling down the gauntlet, fling down the gage, fling down the glove, throw down the glove. Adj. defiant; defying ...

— Roget's Thesaurus

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