Definition of bolder in English

Part of speech

🔤

bolder, adjective, comparative of bold.

WordNet

Adjective bold, bolder, boldest
bold - fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure"
		timid showing fear and lack of confidence
		adventuresome, adventurous willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises; "adventurous pioneers"; "the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy"
		courageous, brave possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory"
		forward at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"
		fearless, unafraid oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
		hardihood, daring, hardiness, boldness the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly
		dauntless, intrepid, unfearing, fearless, audacious, brave, hardy disposed to venture or take risks; "audacious visions of the total conquest of space"; "an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas"; "the most daring of contemporary fiction writers"; "a venturesome investor"; "a venturous spirit"
		daredevil, temerarious presumptuously daring; "a daredevil test pilot having the right stuff"
		emboldened made bold or courageous
		foolhardy, rash, reckless, heady marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; "foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker"; "became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans"-Macaulay; "a reckless driver"; "a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest"
		heroical, heroic having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes; "the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy"; "heroic explorers"
		nervy showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger; "the nervy feats of mountaineers"
		overreaching, vaulting revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights; "vaulting ambition"
bold - clear and distinct; "bold handwriting"; "a figure carved in bold relief"; "a bold design"
		conspicuous obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"
bold - 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"
		bluff, sheer

= synonym
= antonym
= related word

Wiktionary

bold (Noun)
A dwelling; habitation; building.
bold (Verb)
To make a font or some text bold.
bold (Verb)
To be or become bold.
bold (Adjective)
Courageous, daring.
bold (Adjective)
Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.
bold (Adjective)
presumptuous.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

bold (n.)
Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous.
bold (n.)
Exhibiting or requiring spirit and contempt of danger; planned with courage; daring; vigorous.
bold (n.)
In a bad sense, too forward; taking undue liberties; over assuming or confident; lacking proper modesty or restraint; rude; impudent.
bold (n.)
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 (n.)
Standing prominently out to view; markedly conspicuous; striking the eye; in high relief.
bold (n.)
Steep; abrupt; prominent.
bold (v. t.)
To make bold or daring.
bold (v. i.)
To be or become bold.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

bold
Text attribute specifing that the letters must be darker than the surrounding text.
bold
Strong in the face of fear.
bold
Having or characterized by courage.
bold
Formatted for emphasis by increasing the width of glyphs.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

bold
bōld, adj. daring or courageous: forward or impudent: presumptuous: executed with spirit: striking to the sight, well marked: steep or abrupt.—v.t. Bold′en (obs.), to make bold.—adj. Bold′faced, impudent.—adv. Bold′ly.—n. Bold′ness.—To make bold, to take the liberty, to make free. [A.S. bald; Old High Ger. bald, Ice. ballr.]

Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️

bold
an epithet applied to the sea coast, signifying steep, or abrupt, so as to admit the approach of shipping without exposing them to the danger of being run a-ground, or stranded.
For the articles BOLT and BOOM-IRON, see IRON-WORK, as corrected below.