BOLD as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a typeface with thick heavy lines

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    Hypernyms(s) bold is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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BOLD as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • fearless and daring

    Usage Example(s)
    • bold settlers on some foreign shore
    • a bold speech
    • a bold adventure

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  2. Meaning
    • clear and distinct

    Usage Example(s)
    • bold handwriting
    • a figure carved in bold relief
    • a bold design

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  3. Meaning
    • very steep
    • having a prominent and almost vertical front

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    • a bluff headland
    • where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise
    • a sheer descent of rock

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