Antonyms for bold
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : bohld |
| Phonetic Transcription : boÊŠld |
Definition of bold
Origin :- Old English beald (West Saxon), bald (Anglian) "bold, brave, confident, strong," from Proto-Germanic *balthaz (cf. Old High German bald "bold, swift," in names such as Archibald, Leopold, Theobald; Gothic balþei "boldness;" Old Norse ballr "frightful, dangerous"), perhaps from PIE *bhol-to- suffixed form of *bhel- (2) "to blow, swell" (see bole).
- Of flavors (coffee, etc.) from 1829. The noun meaning "those who are bold" is from c.1300. Old French and Provençal baut "bold," Italian baldo "bold, daring, fearless" are Germanic loan-words.
- adj brave
- adj brazen, insolent
- adj bright, striking
- He was bold enough to brave the consequences of this act, which he foresaw clearly.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Robert left the office, with a bold bearing, but a heart full of trouble.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- In our own single manhood to be bold, Fortressed in conscience and impregnable.'
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- Again we reiterate, only the bold brush could have pleased them.
- Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
- I tell you all: don't you get so bold as to stand in my road.
- Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
- The slightest weakness in carrying out her bold plan might cause it to fail.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- This was bold, but there was little enough of bravery in my words.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- To apply for protection, where authority is defied, is bold.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- It is too apt to govern itself by what a bold spirit is encouraged to expect of it.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- It is a bold and direct appeal to the best instincts of the heart.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume I (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
Synonyms for bold
- adventurous
- assuming
- audacious
- aweless
- bantam
- barefaced
- brash
- brassy
- cheeky
- clear
- colorful
- coming on strong
- confident
- conspicuous
- courageous
- daring
- dauntless
- definite
- enterprising
- evident
- eye-catching
- fearless
- flashy
- forceful
- forward
- fresh
- gallant
- gritty
- gutsy
- heroic
- immodest
- impudent
- insolent
- intrepid
- lively
- loud
- manifest
- nervy
- pert
- plain
- presumptuous
- prominent
- pronounced
- resolute
- rude
- sassy
- saucy
- shameless
- showy
- smart
- smart-alecky
- spirited
- spunky
- strong
- unafraid
- undaunted
- valiant
- valorous
- vivid
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