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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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