Overview of noun bold

The noun bold has 1 sense

• boldface, bold face, bold -- (a typeface with thick heavy lines)

Overview of adj bold

The adj bold has 3 senses

• bold -- (fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure")


• bold -- (clear and distinct; "bold handwriting"; "a figure carved in bold relief"; "a bold design")


• bluff, bold, sheer -- (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")