Bold meaning

What does “bold” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“bold” is a noun and adjective with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a typeface with thick heavy lines.

bold

noun

  1. a typeface with thick heavy lines

adjective

  1. fearless and daring

    “bold settlers on some foreign shore”

    “a bold speech”

    Oppositestimid
  2. clear and distinct

    “bold handwriting”

    “a figure carved in bold relief”

  3. very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front

    “a bluff headland”

    “where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise”

    Synonymsbluffsheer

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University