English > bold: 4 senses > adjective 1Meaning | fearless and daring. |
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Examples | - "bold settlers on some foreign shore"
- "a bold speech"
- "a bold adventure"
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Attribute of | boldness, daring, hardiness, hardihood | The trait of being willing / willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger |
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Narrower | audacious, brave, dauntless, fearless, hardy, intrepid, unfearing | invulnerable to fear or intimidation |
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daredevil, temerarious | presumptuously daring |
emboldened | made bold or courageous |
foolhardy, heady, rash, reckless | marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences |
heroic, heroical | Having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes |
nervy | showing or requiring courage and contempt / contempt of danger |
overreaching, vaulting | Revealing excessive self-confidence |
overvaliant | Having or showing undue valor or boldness |
See also | adventurous, adventuresome | willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises |
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brave, courageous | possessing or displaying courage |
forward | Used of temperament or behavior |
unafraid, fearless | oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them |
Opposite | timid | showing fear and lack of confidence |
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Spanish | atrevido, audaz, intrépido, osado |
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Catalan | atrevit, audaç, gosat |
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Nouns | boldness | the trait of being willing / willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger |
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Adverbs | boldly | with boldness, in a bold manner |
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